240 veterinarians from across Europe and South Africa joined the Iams Clinical Nutrition Symposium which took place between 10th and 12th of February in Montreux, Switzerland. A panel of renowned speakers in the area of veterinary and human sciences presented recent scientific advances in mobility related areas: from diagnostic imaging, to arthroscopy and surgical joint repair, but also the impact that nutrition, physiotherapy and rehabilitation can have on the orthopaedic patient. Another interesting aspect of the symposium was how canine mobility and state-of-the-art joint replacement can benefit human mobility. It became obvious that both human doctors and veterinarians are now increasingly treating diseases triggered by wrong life style that in theory are highly preventable, and in which nutrition and physical exercise play a key role.

"Does human intervention hinder or help improving mobility in pets?" has been the challenging title of a press conference accompanying the symposium. A leading panel of experts in small animal physiotherapy and rehabilitation, surgery, nutrition, and human obesity, looked at mobility from four very different perspectives.

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