Proposed Canadian Consensus Guidelines on Osteoarthritis Treatment Based on OA-COAST Stages 1-4

Conny Mosley; Tara Edwards; Laura Romano; Geoffrey Truchetti; Laurie Dunbar; Teresa Schiller; Tom Gibson; Charles Bruce; Eric Troncy

doi:10.3389/fvets.2022.830098

Proposed Canadian Consensus Guidelines on Osteoarthritis Treatment Based on OA-COAST Stages 1-4

Front Vet Sci. 2022 Apr 26:9:830098. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2022.830098. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Conny Mosley^{1

2}, Tara Edwards³, Laura Romano⁴, Geoffrey Truchetti⁵, Laurie Dunbar⁶, Teresa Schiller⁷, Tom Gibson⁸, Charles Bruce⁹, Eric Troncy¹⁰

Affiliations

¹ Elanco Animal Health, Mississauga, ON, Canada.
² VCA Canada, 404 Veterinary Emergency and Referral Hospital, Newmarket, ON, Canada.
³ VCA Canada, Central Victoria Veterinary Hospital, Victoria, BC, Canada.
⁴ VCA Canada, Centra Victoria Veterinary Hospital, Victoria, BC, Canada.
⁵ Groupe Veteri Medic Inc., Brossard, QC, Canada.
⁶ Montreal Animal Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada.
⁷ Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
⁸ Grand River Veterinary Surgical Services; Adjunct Faculty OVC, Mississauga, ON, Canada.
⁹ Pulse Veterinary Specialists and Emergency, Sherwood Park, AB, Canada.
¹⁰ Faculté de médecine vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, Groupe de recherche en pharmacologie animale du Québec (GREPAQ), Montreal, QC, Canada.

Abstract

The Canadian consensus guidelines on OA treatment were created from a diverse group of experts, with a strong clinical and/or academic background in treating OA in dogs. The document is a summary of the treatment recommendations made by the group, with treatments being divided into either a core or secondary recommendation. Each treatment or modality is then summarized in the context of available research based support and clinical experience, as the treatment of OA continues to be a multimodal and commonly a multidisciplinary as well as individualized approach. The guidelines aim to help clinicians by providing clear and clinically relevant information about treatment options based on COAST defined OA stages 1-4.

Keywords: canine; non-steroidal anti-inflammatories; nutra- ceuticals; osteoarthritis; physical rehabilitation; treatment guidelines; weight management.

Publication types

Review