Benefits of functional recovery training for dogs: Promote swelling and prevent joint adhesion and stiffness

After a fracture, the soft tissue at the fracture site generally has varying degrees of bleeding and edema, and lumps will appear in the injured limb. If the lump is not eliminated in time, it will cause adhesion and even hardening of the corresponding soft tissue. This kind of adhesion can also occur within muscles and tendons, between tendons and synovium, and within joints, thus affecting the function of muscle contraction. This can be avoided through functional exercises.

Benefits of functional recovery training for dogs: Promote fracture healing

Through functional exercise, the muscles of the injured limb undergo repeated stretching and contraction activities, which can strengthen the longitudinal extrusion force of the fracture and reduce the fracture gap. The fracture site is more stable, which can improve the nutrition of the fracture site and promote fracture healing. Functional exercises can also correct minor fracture dislocations and facilitate fracture healing.

Benefits of dog functional recovery training: improve local blood circulation, enhance bone metabolism

Fracture functional exercise can improve local blood circulation, enhance bone metabolism, accelerate fracture repair and the function of the diseased limb Recovery is an important guarantee to prevent the occurrence of extensive pathological callus, muscle atrophy, joint stiffness, joint capsule contracture and other sequelae and to promote the recovery of function. It is also an important part of the treatment of fractures.
The treatment of pet fractures is not simply reduction, fixation and waiting for recovery. Post-fracture functional exercise also plays an indispensable role in the treatment of fractures. The saying "three points of treatment, seven points of exercise" This is illustrated very vividly. However, exercise after fracture should follow the principle of gradual progress and perform reasonable exercises at different periods.

Three stages of functional recovery training for dogs

Dog fractures are healing early. Within 1-2 weeks after the fracture, you can massage the underside of the bandage and do mild flexion and extension of the joints.
In the middle stage of dog fracture healing, 2 weeks after the fracture, activities of the upper and lower joints of the fracture should begin. The dog can be kept in a small space and allowed to move freely.
In the late stage of dog fracture healing, during this period, it is necessary to continue to strengthen the activities around the fracture and the joints throughout the body, focusing on strengthening the active activities of the affected limb.