Panel Discussion: Intra-articular Approaches to Osteoarthritis

1-hour webinar from the Chronic Pain Symposium 2025, presented by Dr. João Alves, Dr. Melina Zimmerman, and Dr. Russell Chandler.

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Join us for an evidence-based, case-focused conversation on joint injection therapies in dogs with chronic pain. Together with three experienced veterinary colleagues, we’ll review clinical examples where intra-articular treatments were considered, chosen, and evaluated in practice. We’ll dig into the literature—what it tells us, what it doesn’t, and how to apply it to everyday decisions. We will cover mechanisms, indications, technique tips, outcomes, and complication avoidance. Bring your questions and cases — the goal is a dynamic exchange that helps you confidently integrate joint injections into comprehensive pain management plans.

Dr. João Alves

João Alves graduated from the University of Lisbon, Portugal, in 2012 and has since worked at the Guarda Nacional Republicana (Portuguese Gendarmerie) with their police working dogs, focusing on sports medicine and rehabilitation, helping these animals to achieve their full potential.

He completed his PhD in 2021 from the University of Évora, Portugal, in intra-articular management modalities for osteoarthritis. In 2022, he became an European Specialist in Canine Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation (Diplomate of the European College of Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation - Small Animals; DECVSMR).

In addition to osteoarthritis, he also does research and has an interest in working dog sports medicine, photobiomodulation therapy, and canine exercise. João has published dozens of papers and chapters, and lectures frequently on these topics.

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Dr. Melina Zimmerman

Dr. Melina Zimmerman is a board certified veterinary anesthesiologist. She has also received additional certifications in pain management, medical acupuncture, and physical rehabilitation. She is the founder and veterinarian at The Doggy Gym, a stand alone pain management and physical rehabilitation practice in Belmar, NJ and also does private anesthesia training and consulting.

Dr. Zimmerman is passionate about promoting pain management education for students, veterinary professionals, and clients!

Dr. Russell Chandler

Dr. Russell Chandler graduated from the University of Bristol Veterinary School. He has gained the following post-graduate qualifications: RCVS Certificate in Small Animal Orthopaedics, MSc in Orthopaedic Engineering from Cardiff University, RCVS Advanced Practitioner in Small Animal Orthopaedics, and MSc in Stem Cells and Regeneration from University of Bristol.

Russell spent four years working in Hong Kong where he established the territory’s first orthopaedic- and spinal referral surgery service. He subsequently founded Alphavet Veterinary Centre and Alphavet Referrals in South Wales (UK), which he ran for more than two decades.

For two years he was employed as a referral small animal surgeon at Mount Pleasant Veterinary Group in Singapore.

Russell currently works as a referral clinician in Greenside Regenerative Medicine and Rehabilitation in Scotland.

His clinical interests, in addition to surgery, are pain management, multimodal osteoarthritis management and regenerative medicine.

Russell is the author of a book on regenerative medicine for small animal musculoskeletal disorders. In addition, he is a Director of the Veterinary Osteoarthritis Alliance, a non-profit organisation which aims to promote best practice in osteoarthritis care worldwide. Finally, Dr Chandler is the founder and host of the VOA Podcast.

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