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|Videos|December 16, 2017
Controversies with Physical Medicine
Bonnie Wright, DVM, DACVAA, CEO of Mistral Vet, talks about some of the controversies with physical medicine.
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Bonnie Wright, DVM, DACVAA, CEO of Mistral Vet, talks about some of the controversies with physical medicine. According to Dr. Wright, the first controversy is whether there is enough evidence to apply these different therapies.
Veterinarians need to figure out how to reframe their approach to be able to incorporate therapies that don't fall within their usual patterns. Another controversy is around understanding why motion is lotion. Movement is very healthy, says Dr. Wright, but veterinarians have this tendency to be afraid of movement.
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