Therapeutic Exercise

McCauley, Laurie K.; Dyke, Janet B. Van

doi:10.1002/9781119380627.ch8

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“…High-impact activities should be avoided when the dog is fatigued to prevent injuries [17]. Thus, handlers and coaches should be educated in detecting signs of fatigue such as excessive panting, muscle trembling, and gait changes [18]. However, the usual length of a training session as such was not associated with increased odds of injury in our sample.…”

Section: Injury Ratementioning

confidence: 74%

Part II of Finnish Agility Dog Survey: Agility-Related Injuries and Risk Factors for Injury in Competition-Level Agility Dogs

Inkilä

Hyytiäinen

Hielm‐Björkman

et al. 2022

Animals

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Dog agility is associated with a risk for sport-related injuries, but few risk factors for injury are known. A retrospective online questionnaire was used to collect data on 864 Finnish competition-level agility dogs—including 119 dogs (14%) with agility-related injury during 2019. Data included injury details, health background, experience in agility, and sport and management routines prior to the injury. Risk factors for injury were evaluated with multivariate logistic regression. The rate of competition-related injuries was 1.44 injuries/1000 competition runs. The front limb was injured in 61% of dogs. In 65% of dogs, the injury presented as lameness. The main risk factors for agility-related injury during 2019 were multiple previous agility-related injuries (OR 11.36; 95% CI 6.10–21.13), older age when starting course-like training (OR 2.04 per one year increase; 95% CI 1.36–3.05), high training frequency, diagnosis of lumbosacral transitional vertebra, and physiotherapy every two to three months compared with never. The most important protective factors were moderate competition frequency and A-frame performance technique. These associations do not confirm causality. We identified new risk factors for injury in agility. This information can be used to improve the welfare of agility dogs.

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Section: Injury Ratementioning

confidence: 74%

Part II of Finnish Agility Dog Survey: Agility-Related Injuries and Risk Factors for Injury in Competition-Level Agility Dogs

Inkilä

Hyytiäinen

Hielm‐Björkman

et al. 2022

Animals

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“…To provide greater stability to the hindlimbs during normal daily activities and to prevent improper movement of the stifle joint, rehabilitation programs also include exercises aimed at strengthening the core muscles. Some typical exercises are going from a sitting to standing position on fit-ball or trampoline, rolling, crunching, super-pointing, sitting in a hup and prayer position, planking on ball, and standing [ 194 , 198 , 201 ]. In addition to the proprioceptive inputs derived from the activities described, there are specific activities aimed at recovering the coordination skills of the injured limb, and these can be later applied when the dog is able to adequately load the weight on the injured limb and is able to walk normally [ 156 , 195 ].…”

Section: Rehabilitationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In addition to the proprioceptive inputs derived from the activities described, there are specific activities aimed at recovering the coordination skills of the injured limb, and these can be later applied when the dog is able to adequately load the weight on the injured limb and is able to walk normally [ 156 , 195 ]. Simpler exercises consist of placing the dog on inflatable or foam rollers or on a fit-ball and implementing extremely delicate bouncing movements to provide proprioceptive inputs and to stimulate muscle contraction of the injured limb [ 190 , 196 , 201 ]. Alternatively, external force can be applied to the dog while walking in order to shift its center of gravity outside of the support base and to force the dog to restore balance [ 196 ].…”

Section: Rehabilitationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Cranial Cruciate Ligament Rupture in Dogs: Review on Biomechanics, Etiopathogenetic Factors and Rehabilitation

Spinella

Arcamone

Valentini

2021

Veterinary Sciences

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Cranial cruciate ligament (CrCL) rupture is one of the most common orthopaedic conditions in veterinary medicine. CrCL plays a fundamental role in the stability and biomechanics of the femoral-tibio-patellar joint, and its incorrect functionality severely impacts on the quality of life of patients. In dogs, the structural weakening of this joint due to the progressive degeneration of the ligament is the most accredited etiopathogenetic hypothesis in relation to the dog signalment (breed, sex and age) and the stifle joint conformation. In humans, this injury is often traumatic and generally occurs during sporting activities. CrCL rupture can be managed conservatively or surgically, and decisions regarding treatment are due to numerous factors: the patient’s age and health, the degree of stifle instability, and cost. Physiotherapy protocols play an important role in rehabilitation, with similar goals in humans and dogs: pain management, physiological articular range of motion recovery, periarticular and core muscle strengthening, and proprioceptive deficit correction. Physiotherapy, even if often neglected in veterinary medicine, is mandatory for the recovery of the correct functionality of the injured limb and for the return to normal daily and sporting activities.

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“…Balancing exercises using wobble boards and cushions are an integral part of the rehabilitation of neurological and orthopedic diseases to improve muscular function and PS ( 76 , 77 ). Furthermore, a training program that includes PS challenges is recommended in sports dogs to prevent injury risk ( 77 , 78 ) and in elderly animals to maintain a good quality of life ( 60 ). However, the assumption that proprioceptive training programs positively affect PS is based on human medical studies ( 79 ).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

External mechanical perturbations challenge postural stability in dogs

Lutonsky,

Peham,

Mucha

et al. 2023

Front. Vet. Sci.

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This study aimed to explore the effect of external mechanical perturbations on postural stability (PS) in dogs using the body center of pressure (COP). Thirteen sound adult dogs were included in this study. PS was tested during quiet standing on a pressure measurement plate. The conditions included a standard standing measurement and external mechanical perturbations conducted using six settings on a motorized training platform with different intensities of speed and amplitude. Measurement conditions were compared using linear mixed-effects models, followed by multiple comparisons using Sidak’s alpha correction procedure. Compared with the standing measurement, external mechanical perturbations resulted in a significant increase in almost all COP parameters, indicating a challenge for the PS. Furthermore, an increase in amplitude had a greater effect than an increase in speed, whereas the combination of the highest intensities of amplitude and speed was not well tolerated by the dogs. The mediolateral COP displacement was significantly greater than the craniocaudal COP displacement during standing measurement and conditions with a small amplitude, whereas no significant difference was observed during settings with an increased amplitude. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to demonstrate the effects of a balance training device in dogs. Therefore, the intensity of the training programs on motorized platforms or similar devices can be controlled by the wobbling amplitude of the platform.

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Therapeutic Exercise

Cited by 7 publications

References 24 publications

Part II of Finnish Agility Dog Survey: Agility-Related Injuries and Risk Factors for Injury in Competition-Level Agility Dogs

Part II of Finnish Agility Dog Survey: Agility-Related Injuries and Risk Factors for Injury in Competition-Level Agility Dogs

Cranial Cruciate Ligament Rupture in Dogs: Review on Biomechanics, Etiopathogenetic Factors and Rehabilitation

External mechanical perturbations challenge postural stability in dogs

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