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|Videos|April 7, 2023

Multimodal treatment approach to canine osteoarthritis

Downtown Charlotte, NC

In this dvm360® interview, Fetch faculty member Dr Carolina Medina describes various therapies to consider in your treatment plan

In this dvm360® interview, Fetch Charlotte faculty member Carolina Medina, DVM, DACVSMR, CVA, CVPP, explains how to incorporate a multimodal treatment approach to canine osteoarthritis so patients can live the most comfortable lives possible.

The following is a partial transcript of the video.

Carolina Medina, DVM, DACVSMR, CVA, CVPP: Thinking of other avenues that you can help from a multimodal perspective. So whether that's some joint supplements to help the joints locally, whether that's joint injections, whether it is physical therapy, laser therapy, acupuncture, shockwave, there's a lot of other things that you can add in addition to your pharmaceuticals and your nutraceuticals...to help these dogs ambulate better.


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