Healthy Joints

Healthy joints are essential to quality of life.

Running for a ball, getting up from a long nap or sitting for a treat, every move depends on healthy joints that move smoothly. The intricate structure of joints is remarkable and maintaining the health of joint components is key to long-term mobility.

Synovial Joints. The foundation of movement.

Synovial joints are the most common type of joint in a dog’s body and serve two functions: they enable movement and transfer weight distribution. For a joint to stay active, it must remain stable. Instability exerts abnormal forces on the joint and results in joint damage and disease progression.

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Anatomy of a Healthy Joint

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Each component plays its part in mobility

Synovial Membrane is a specialized layer of connective tissue lining that secretes synovial fluid into the joint cavity to help maintain articular homeostasis.

Synovial Fluid lubricates the joints to permit smooth movement. Articular cartilage relies on the synovial fluid and the compression and release that occurs with movement to maintain the flow of nutrients in and waste out (via the synovial membrane and associated vasculature).

Articular Cartilage provides a smooth joint surface and distributes forces evenly to the underlying subchondral bone. When healthy, it’s very smooth and has low friction, allowing bones in a joint to glide over each other during movement. This is where most joint disease manifests.1

Subchondral Bone is the specialized bone just below the cartilage designed to absorb forces. It contains sensory nerves and blood vessels to help support bone health and can be the source of pain associated with osteoarthritis (OA).

The importance of preserving cartilage.

Unlike most tissues, articular cartilage contains no blood vessels, lymphatics or nerves. The unique and complex structure of articular cartilage gives it limited capacity for healing and repair. It’s also subjected to the daily “wear and tear” of every movement. Damage to cartilage is associated with significant joint disease. Therefore, maintaining the health of articular cartilage is paramount to joint health.

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The healthy joint cycle for horses
Adequan® Canine Polysulfated Glycosaminoglycan Sterile Injection 100 mg/mL
INDICATIONS Adequan® Canine is recommended for the treatment of non-infectious degenerative and/or traumatic arthritis and associated lameness of canine synovial joints.
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1. Clinician’s Brief, Aug 2013, Canine OA, DA Canapp, DVM, CCRT, CVA, DACVSMR.
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