Joint Taps and Intra-articular Injections (7 procedures)

Is the lameness in your best client’s dog due to osteoarthritis or is it immune-mediated disease? Face it, without synovial fluid analysis, you’re just guessing. Come on….get that synovial fluid and KNOW what you’re treating! You look at urine to direct your urinary therapy, why not apply the same logic to joint disease? The only missing step is learning how to perform an arthrocentesis. Thinking about stem cell or other intra-articular therapies? Without knowing how to access the joint, these innovations simply are not available to your patients. Arthrocentesis and intra-articular injections are EASY…if you’ve got someone showing you the way. This video contains over 20 minutes of video demonstrations on bone models and a canine cadaver to guide you. There’s even matching illustrated notes! Procedures covered: Set up for a joint tap How to perform a shoulder joint tap How to perform an elbow joint tap (medial and lateral) How to perform a carpal joint tap How to perform a hip joint tap How to perform a stifle joint tap How to perform a tarsal joint tap (dorsal and plantar)