Finger fracture, traumatic brain injury, and shoulder sprain or strain are the three most common injuries related to walking a dog on a leash, research finds.
Johns Hopkins University researchers have found that traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) were the second most common injury among adults treated in U.S. emergency rooms for injuries related to walking a leashed dog from 2001 to 2020.
The researchers also found that women, and all adults age 65 and older, were more likely to sustain serious injuries, such as fractures and TBIs, than people in other demographic groups. The study appears in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise….