Canine Sports Medicine and Common Conditions

Question 1

What questions should be included for a canine athlete?

Answer 1

Age they started training
Gonadectomy status
activity level
diet/supplements

Question 2

What questions should be included for an average canine?

Answer 2

Post surgery- cage confinement, current activity, sx date, current medication status, is there a scheduled recheck with the surgeon

Question 3

Which is more relaxed with fewer injuries? Agility or Rally?

Answer 3

Rally

Question 4

What are some common injuries associated with agility?

Answer 4

Soft tissue injuries–> shoulder, iliopsoas strains, CCL

Question 5

What are common injuries associated with obedience?

Answer 5

shoulders–> chronic uneven weight distribution

left more common b/c head turns to right

Question 6

What are common injuries associated with flyball?

Answer 6

Chronic repetitive stress injuries–> shoulder, carpus, iliopsoas, MSS, hip arthritis

Question 7

What are common injuries associated with dock diving?

Answer 7

back and hip pain

Question 8

What are common injuries associated with field trials/hunt trials?

Answer 8

feet, carpus and shoulders, arthritis, carpal hyperextension

Question 9

What are common injuries associated with working dogs?

Answer 9

overuse and repetitive stress or trauma

Question 10

What are special rehab considerations with total hip replacements

Answer 10

No abduction/adduction
leg should only move in the sagittal plan

Question 11

What are the goals and timeline of rehab with total hip replacement?

Answer 11

Week 2-10: limb placement
Week 10-12: begin limb stretching (after recheck rads clear patient for reintroduction)