Full Description
As more is learned about the pathophysiology of osteoarthritis, we are also becoming more aware of how to implement treatments. This book takes an evidence-based approach to the canine patient with osteoarthritis, pursuing the objective of the best available medicine by a variety of means-multiple drugs, agents, adjuncts and delivery methods. Appreciating that surgical intervention may initially be required, particularly for stabilizing a joint, the major focus in this work is the conservative management of osteoarthritis. A clear and visual approach is taken with the overlapping of two three-pointed triangles of management: medical and non-medical.
Contents
PAIN AND LAMENESS Pain Lameness Diagnosis of osteoarthritis Anamnesis Examination The orthopedic examination Diagnostic imaging Arthroscopy Arthrocentesis Quick tips OSTEOARTHRITIS: THE DISEASE Definition Joint structures Inflammation in OA The 'pain pathway' Morphological changes with OA MULTIMODAL MANAGEMENT FOR CANINE OSTEOARTHRITIS Quality of evidence Background Medicinal management Disease modifying osteoarthritic agents Acupuncture Mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) therapy Drug classes for multimodal use Nonmedicinal management Surgical intervention Summary PHYSICAL modification Pain pathophysiology related to physical rehabilitation Cryotherapy Thermotherapy Therapeutic exercises Other techniques Case studies
