Fresh Thinking – think OA

Want to do some background reading on osteoarthritis and learn more about criteria to consider when it comes to multi-modal approaches? We found some short abstracts that give food for thought.

Systematic review of clinical trials of treatments for osteoarthritis in dogs: https://avmajournals.avma.org/doi/abs/10.2460/javma.230.4.514?journalCode=javma

Multicenter veterinary practice assessment of the effects of omega-3 fatty acids on osteoarthritis: in dogshttps://avmajournals.avma.org/doi/abs/10.2460/javma.236.1.59?journalCode=javma

The effect of weight loss on lameness in obese dogs with osteoarthritis: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11259-010-9348-7

A multicenter study of the effect of dietary supplementation with fish oil omega-3 fatty acids on carprofen dosage in dogs with osteoarthritis: https://avmajournals.avma.org/doi/abs/10.2460/javma.236.5.535

Kinematic analysis of the hind limb during swimming and walking in healthy dogs and dogs with surgically corrected cranial cruciate ligament rupture: https://avmajournals.avma.org/doi/abs/10.2460/javma.2003.222.739