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Dog walking injuries are common among adults and are serious among adults 65 and older. Here's how you can prevent injuries while walking your dog.

THURSDAY, May 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Dog walking is associated with a considerable injury burden, according to a study published online April 14 in Medicine & Science in Sports

The study comes from US emergency room statistics from 2001 to 2020.

More people are sustaining injuries while walking their dogs, new research shows. Finger fractures, traumatic brain injuries (TBIs), and shoulder strains or sprains were the three most common injuries associated with emergency room visits related to dog walking among U.S. adults

ResearchersatJohnsHopkinsUniversityhavefoundtraumaticbraininjuries(TBIs)werethesecondmostcommoninjuryamongindividualstreatedinUSemergencydepartmentsforinjuriesrelatedtowalkingaleasheddogfrom2001to2020.

Women and people ages 40 to 64 made up most of the emergency room patients injured while walking dogs.

The findings of Johns Hopkins University researchers, traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) were the second most common injury among individuals treated in U.S. emergency departments for injuries related to walking a leashed dog from 2001 to 2020.

Finger fracture, traumatic brain injury, and shoulder sprain or strain are the three most common injuries related to ...

THURSDAY, April 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Walking your dog gets you moving and out in the fresh air, but head injuries and fractures are very real possibilities, especially for

New research looks at the dog-walking injuries that send people to the ER. One of them is traumatic brain injury.