Description: Cedar Bluff is veterinary integrative medicine center who offers eastern & western, allopathic & holistic veterinary medicine in Missouri, Kansas & Iowa.
Holistic medicine , also known as Eastern medicine , is a form of healing that considers the individual as a whole –the physical body and the mind, as well as environmental influences. Some examples of environmental factors that would influence an individual’s well-being would include diet, exercise, training, interactions (animal/animal or animal/human), and housing. All these must be considered when trying to optimize health and wellness . Holistic medicine practitioners believe that the whole individual
Western medicine is the term used to describe the treatment of medical conditions with medications, surgery, radiation or other highly technical modalities available in very industrialized countries. The treatment methods are developed according to Western medical philosophies and the formal scientific process. Another name for Western medicine would be allopathic medicine . It differs from holistic medicine in its approach to treatment, which relies heavily upon industrially produced medications, highly so
Integrative medicine incorporates the concepts and therapies from both holistic and allopathic medicine to treat a patient. For example, when a horse is suffering from ulcers, an integrative vet may not only prescribe a western medication directed specifically at treating the ulcers, but will also consider potential factors that may be contributing to the development of the ulcers, such as other health problems, the individual psychological profile, diet, competition schedule, or stabling practices. The tre