Osteoarthritis

A senior horse in a field

Recognizing Arthritis And Pain In Senior Horses

September 04, 2024

Chronic pain and lameness resulting from osteoarthritis (OA) and other musculoskeletal conditions are the most common causes of poor quality of life in senior horses. In the month of September, Equine...

Electroarthrography of cartilage in horse

Researching New Method To Measure Cartilage Quality

Researchers from the Ontario Veterinary College (OVC) and University of Toronto are developing a novel method to measure the quality of cartilage in horses using electroarthrography (EAG).

Dr. Judith Koenig

A New Look At Lameness

October 23, 2023

Prevention is the ideal when it comes to lameness but practically everyone who has owned horses has dealt with a lay-up due to an unforeseen injury at some point.

Fetlock MRI of a horse with osteoarthritis

Stem Cells Show Promise To Treat Osteoarthritis

January 18, 2023

Two studies led by Dr. Judith Koenig and her team at the Ontario Veterinary College have shown equine pooled cryopreserved umbilical cord blood, (eCB) MSC, to be safe and effective in treating joint p...

Dr. Koch examines a horse's fetlock

Encapsulating Stem Cells For Osteoarthritis Treatment

The next exciting step in regenerative therapies has Dr. Thomas Koch, Ontario Veterinary College, and his team encapsulating stem cells to see if they can enhance the effect of treatment. Horses with ...