December 2008 - Posts

• What is the definition of and difference between; Alternative Medicine, Complementary Medicine, Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Integrative Medicine?

  What’s in a name? Are you confused? What's the difference between; alternative medicine, complementary medicine and integrative medicine? And does it really matter? If you look on the Internet, they seem to be defined in terms of conventional western medicine: Alternative medicine is used instead of it Complementary medicine is used in conjunction with it Integrative medicine is also used in conjunction with it, but needs to be a bit more mainstream than a complementary medicine to qualify. So far so good. Now let's assume you don't know much about non-conventional medicines. However, you'd like to try one for your cat, dog, horse or another type of pet / animal. Where do you start? You could begin by searching for a list of integrative medicines as they seem to be the most accepted by the medical profession. Then you might try looking for the various different types of alternative medicines and complementary medicines to give yourself a few more options. As you read and compare the lists, confusion sets in. Chiropractic seems to be classified as an alternative medicine, a complementary medicine and an integrative medicine. So are acupuncture and osteopathy and the list goes on and your confusion grows. For many people this won't matter. I know from my own experience that chiropractic, massage, reiki and a whole host of other non-conventional medicines can be incredibly beneficial for cats, dogs, horses and other pets. The results speak for themselves. But if the professions can't decide how to define themselves, what chance does the public have of easily finding someone to help their pet? At the very least, it must be a confusing & frustrating experience. At worst, it could damage perception of the professions putting owners off trying these effective forms of treatment. With the above in mind the naturallycomplementary.com website was created. It explains the various different types of animal alternative medicines and animal complementary medicines available for cats, dogs, horses and other pets and is designed to make the process of finding a practitioner for your pet a whole lot easier. So anyway, is terminology like size i.e. does it matter? At the risk of sounding cliched, I agree with Shakespeare. 'That which we call a rose, by any other word would smell as sweet.' At the end of the day as long as it works for your pet, it doesn't really matter what you call it! Posted Dec 28 2008, 11:41 PM by Bush Dr. with no comments Filed under: Complementary Alternative Medicines (CAMs), Chiropractic, Reiki, Acupuncture, Ostoepathy, Animal, Horses, Dogs, Cats

• Animal Reiki & Animal Chiropractic for Cats; Dogs, Horses and other Pets – An Ideal Natural Healing Combination!

  I'd thoroughly recommend using Reiki in conjunction with Chiropractic to treat cats, dogs, horses and other animals and pets. As a chiropractor for animals I've found the combination gives excellent results, pets seem to relax more and adjustments tend to hold a bit longer. I was very lucky to work with an extremely gifted Animal Reiki therapist in the UK. We'd usually have very similar muscular skeletal findings when we compared notes at the end of a treatment, but because Animal Reiki works on an energetic level, she was also able to pick up other very interesting findings and illicit different reactions in the animals. Once we were both treating a horse. She directed the Reiki at the left hind leg and the horse stamped that leg. The horse stopped stamping when the Reiki stopped. I was fascinated by this and urged her to see if the response was reproducible. It was (same response, another 3 times, over a 5 minute period). I've also seen her give Reiki to a dog who was sensitive around his head and ear and his ear started to drain pus. Plus I saw her identify that a horse had had mild colic 48 hours earlier (confirmed by the owner) when there was no discomfort or visible signs or symptoms. Unlike chiropractic for animals, Reiki for cats; dogs; horses and other pets and animals can be given over a great distance. This was lucky for me, as my horse Tara doesn't load or travel very well, which is not ideal when you decide to relocate from the UK to Australia! With a 3 hour road trip to UK quarantine, then a 40 hour journey on lorry and plane ahead of her, I asked my Animal Reiki guru to give Tara Reiki throughout her journey and quarantine stays. Tara has NEVER loaded as well or travelled as quietly as she did to quarantine. And the regular reports from the travel company confirmed she was quiet and relaxed on board the plane/lorries and in quarantine. I'm convinced that it was due to the Animal Reiki and the Rescue Remedy I gave her, as she's certainly back to her previous form now! Posted Dec 05 2008, 02:37 AM by Bush Dr. with no comments Filed under: Complementary Alternative Medicines (CAMs), Chiropractic, Reiki, Animal, Bach Flower Essenses, Dogs, Cats