Hi everyone. Although we are primarily concerned with dog arthritis, I thought you might find this short video interesting. It is an interview with a human shoulder surgeon. A couple of highlights: Firstly, there are some good illustration of what the inside of an osteoarthritic joint can look like. For more details I would watch […]
Arthritis in Dogs – The Happiness Factor
A recent study reported in The Journal of Pain examined the relationships of marital status and marital adjustment to pain and physical and psychological disability in people with Rheumatoid Arthritis. (Remember this is different to Osteoarthritis. See Video 1!!). The findings of this study suggested that being married in itself is not associated with better […]
Preventing Arthritis in Dogs – Is your dog getting their 5 a day?
Can diet help arthritis pain?
Weight loss and osteoarthritis – better late than never…probably!
It is well recognised in people that the incidence of knee osteoarthritis is strongly linked to body weight. If your Body Mass Index (BMI) is greater than 30 then you are at a significantly higher risk of developing knee osteoarthritis compared to somebody who’s BMI is below 30. There is an interesting twist to this […]