Integrative Veterinary Medicine
Integrative Veterinary Medicine
Our compassionate, full-service veterinary team has a practical approach to wellness. This means we always seek the least invasive method possible to keep your pet in optimal health.
Since every patient deserves a unique medical plan, our comprehensive veterinary services include alternative therapies that can complement, enhance, or in some cases, even replace the conventional medical approach. Our medical team tailors each pet’s treatment plan in order to provide personalized solutions that deliver results.
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Acupuncture
Acupuncture
We are proud to offer acupuncture for our patients, which can provide rapid pain relief. We mainly see horses and dogs for acupuncture, but have some feline and even rabbit patients!
Three of our doctors perform acupuncture and perform traditional, injectable and electro-acupuncture therapies. The traditional technique involves inserting needles into distinct points with or without electrical stimulation. Whether its dry needle, an injection, or laser light, acupuncture is painless, and most of our patients get very relaxed during the procedure.
Acupuncture can help treat many conditions, including the following:
- Arthritis
- Allergies
- Trauma
- Muscle soreness
- Intervertebral disc disease
- Nerve injury
- Lick granulomas (hot spots)
- Diarrhea
- Incontinence
- Systemic diseases
- And more!
Chiropractic
Chiropractic
The nervous system coordinates and regulates all of the organ systems in an animal. Animal Chiropractic focuses on the health of the nervous system and spine, because a healthy nervous system leads to a healthy body.
During Chiropractic treatment, our goal is to align the patient’s spinal column and other significant joints to reduce swelling and inflammation of the tissues that surround joint space.
Chiropractic therapy is a process which can restore your animal’s normal range of motion, while dramatically improving joint comfort. Our doctors often use acupuncture and chiropractic together to better reduce pain and mobility, as well as increase the stability of the patient’s musculoskeletal system.
Herbal
Herbal
Herbs are plants that contain ingredients with active therapeutic properties, and they are the foundation for all pharmaceuticals. Just as humans can benefit from supplements and herbal therapies, animals can too. The age-old adage “you are what you eat” is of particular significance here, as many foods cause a metabolic effect upon digestion.
In the late eighteenth century, advances in science enabled chemists to isolate and purify active ingredients in herbs. Today, significant research supports the use of herbs in veterinary medicine. The more it is practiced in dogs, cats, horses and ruminants, the more industry protocols are emerging on which approaches work best for various conditions.
At Becket & Associates, we leverage our patient’s nutrition with herbal solutions to optimize metabolism and improve their health and well-being overall.
Laser Therapy
Laser Therapy
Laser Therapy is an effective, non-invasive way to deeply penetrate tissue without damaging it. The laser induces a biological response in cells called ‘photo-bio-modulation’ which increases blood flow, allowing blood vessels to dilate and bring oxygen and nutrients to the affected area rapidly. The result is often a significant reduction in pain & inflammation.
Laser Therapy can also remove cellular waste products derived from injured tissue while allowing your pet to experience immediate relief.
For these reasons, Laser Therapy can effectively increase the speed of healing in an animal post-surgery.
We often use our therapeutic laser in conjunction with acupuncture and traditional medicine to help chronic as well as acute conditions.
Little Paws Rehab
Little Paws Rehab
Our advanced rehabilitation services can benefit any patient who has had an accident, trauma or injury limiting movement or causing pain. It’s also a great resource for patients who have had recent surgery, need strength & endurance training for competitive activities, have degenerative changes like arthritis, or for pets who need to lose weight.
Evaluations:
- We customize treatment to your companion animal’s needs, and the first step is an evaluation that involves getting baseline measurements for muscle mass as well as hands-on palpation.
Our Rehabilitation Evaluations include laser therapy, therapeutic exercise, and hydrotherapy. Our Conditioning Evaluations involve therapeutic exercise combined with hydrotherapy.
Regardless of your pet’s recommended therapeutic modality, our goal is to restore, maintain, and maximize & maintain the strength, function, movement, and overall well being of your companion.