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Attention dog owners: Did you know there 16,000 leash-related injuries treated in American emergency rooms in 2020? At least 20 percent of those involved fingers while the majority of injuries involved the wrist – think falling on an outstretched hand.
As a certified occupational and hand therapist at St. Joseph’s/Candler, Jennifer Brown Owenby has treated many patients injured after tripping on the leash, on their dog or walking on uneven terrain.
Some of the injuries associated with dog walking may require surgery, but a lot can be treated with hand therapy, Brown Owenby says. Hand therapy evaluates and treats injuries and conditions of the hand, as well as the shoulder, arm, elbow, forearm and wrist. Therapists use a number of methods, such as stretching, bending and positioning, to help you return to your highest level of function.
Brown Owenby is a certified hand therapist and offers treatment sessions at the outpatient rehabilitation centers at St. Joseph’s Hospital and now the SJ/C – Pooler Campus.
https://www.sjchs.org/.../hand-therapy-can-help-when-fido...
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