Pain Injections for Humans Also Seem to Work on Pets: CA Podiatrist
After treating more than 100 people in what appears to be a breakthrough clinical trial for management of consistent, unbearable foot and leg pain, Newport Beach podiatrist Ivar Roth, DPM, MPH’s unique treatment, called Paincur, has literally gone to the dogs. And that’s a good thing, said Newport-Mesa Veterinarian Tom Irwin, who happens to be a Roth patient being treated for incessant degenerative/arthritic knee pain. During one session, “Dr. Roth asked me if I would be open to new ideas for pet health and pain,” Irwin shared. In the last couple of months, “I have conducted clinical trials on 15 geriatric dogs,” all of which have been suffering severe arthritis and spinal pain issues leading to varying degrees of immobility.
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(L-R) Atziry Rodriguez, Drs. Tom Irwin and Ivar Roth; Bob Comstock |
“A couple of the animals responded (to the injections) within 20 to 30 minutes; the majority within 24 hours,” Irwin said. Most of the canine “patients” have been Labs, but a German Shepherd, Pit Bull, and Terrier have joined the mix. Although it’s too soon to tell long-term results, “three patients have had remarkable success, four have had good response, three have had fair response, two have had minimal success (but those never completed the recommended series of five Paincur4pets injections),” Irwin reported.
Source: Richard Simon, Newport Beach Independent [12/23/21]
