Clinician's Brief: The Podcast

Maximizing Mobility in the Senior Patient with Dr. Alvarez

Episode Summary

When a pet owner mentions that their senior pet is “slowing down”, is that an expected sign of aging or an opportunity to ask more questions? In this episode of Clinician’s Brief Partner Podcast, host Dr. Beth chats with sports medicine and rehabilitation specialist Dr. Leilani Alvarez to get advice for navigating mobility in the aging patient. Dr. Alverez offers advice on when to initiate joint supplements, how to discuss pain with pet owners, and how to take a multimodal approach to the senior patient’s orthopedic health. Sponsored by VetriScience Resource: https://www.vetriscience.com/joint-health.html Contact us: Podcast@briefmedia.com Where to find us: Cliniciansbrief.com/podcasts Facebook.com/clinciansbrief Twitter: @cliniciansbrief Instagram: @clinicians.brief The Team: Beth Molleson, DVM - Host Taylor Austin - Producer & Project Manager, Brief Studio Randall Stupka - Podcast Production & Sound Editing

Episode Notes

When a pet owner mentions that their senior pet is “slowing down”, is that an expected sign of aging or an opportunity to ask more questions? In this episode of Clinician’s Brief Partner Podcast, host Dr. Beth chats with sports medicine and rehabilitation specialist Dr. Leilani Alvarez to get advice for navigating mobility in the aging patient. Dr. Alverez offers advice on when to initiate joint supplements, how to discuss pain with pet owners, and how to take a multimodal approach to the senior patient’s orthopedic health.

Sponsored by VetriScience

Resource:

• https://www.vetriscience.com/joint-health.html

Contact us:

• Podcast@briefmedia.com

Where to find us:

• Cliniciansbrief.com/podcasts
• Facebook.com/clinciansbrief
• Twitter: @cliniciansbrief
• Instagram: @clinicians.brief

The Team:

• Beth Molleson, DVM - Host
• Taylor Austin - Producer & Project Manager, Brief Studio
• Randall Stupka - Podcast Production & Sound Editing