Medical and Nutritional Therapies for Oa

The management of osteoarthritis (OA) in most species consists of a multimodal approach. In small animals, this involves surgically treating the primary cause if possible, reducing the patient’s weight, adapted activity combined with physical therapy, therapeutic nutrition and finally, pharmacological therapy. As previously mentioned, in recent years innovative therapeutic modalities have emerged from both human and veterinary OA studies. This presentation will entice the nutritional approach to OA, the use of biphosphonate therapy and the use of Brachystemma calycinum d don plant extract