Dog walking injuries are on the rise, especially among women, new study finds - TODAYShow
“In the past couple of years, we're seeing an exponential increase in people falling while walking their dogs,” Dr. Mark Cohen, an orthopedic surgeon at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, said.“We frequently see these dog walking related injuries in the emergency room,” Dr. John Torres, NBC News medical correspondent and emergency room physician, said.
A hip fracture can be a life-altering injury. At least 1 in 4 older adults dies within one year of breaking a hip, according to previous research. People most at risk are women over the age of 65, according a University of Pennsylvania Medicine study published Wednesday in JAMA Surgery. The study looked at government data on emergency room visits and found hip fractures were the most common injury associated with dog walking, followed by wrist and upper arm fractures. The numbers nationwide jumped from almost 1,700 in 2004 to about 4,400 in 2017.
Almost 80 percent of the patients were women, who tend to have less dense bones than men. The rise in injuries is due to increased pet ownership and older people being more active.At the same time, many people say walking their dogs has helped with
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