Medical Management of Osteoarthritis with Dr Stephen Fearnside - a podcast by Pure Animal

Dr Fearnside graduated from the University of Sydney with first class honours in 1995. After working in rural practice for a few years, he completed a surgical internship at the Northern Sydney Veterinary Specialist Centre followed by a small animal surgery residency and specialist training program with the now Queensland Veterinary Specialists.

On completion of his training, Stephen was appointed as the Head of the Small Animal Department at the University of Sydney Teaching Hospital at Camden and in 2004 he was awarded his fellowship in small animal surgery from the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists. He is the first and currently only Australian practising Veterinary Specialist to become a diplomat of the American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation in the canine field. Steve now works at the Small Animal Specialist Hospital in Sydney. His specialty areas include surgical diseases of the spine, wound management, advanced orthopaedics, neurosurgical patient rehab and management of musculoskeletal injuries in sporting and working dogs.

Topics include:

• How did Dr Fearnside end up as a Veterinary Specialist.


• The importance of rehabilitation in osteaoarthritis.


• An insight into Steve’s favourite cases.


• Common presentations of cases of osteoarthritis and how vital it is to have a management plan.


• The benefits and limitations of joint replacements.


• A holistic approach to arthritis management in dogs that are not surgery candidates.


• Dr Fearnside takes us through the 3 pillars of managing arthritis and his approach to each of them.


• Steve explains therapeutic laser therapy and how it works.


• Which supplements should we be using before the onset of arthritis and which supplements can help to manage arthritis.


• The challenges of getting pet parents to adhere to a management plan.


• The role of regenerative medicine in the future.

You can find Dr Fearnside at the Small Animal Specialist Hospital (SASH) in North Ryde and Tuggerah. 

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