Contributing environmental influences are varied, but development of HD can be encouraged by factors such as repeated episodes
of joint trauma, or rapid weight gain and growth rate due to excessive food intake.
Research evidence suggests pets taking joint supplements develop less joint damage whenever they
experience joint trauma.
«It generally starts with some type
of joint trauma, and fatty acid begins to be produced in higher levels because of the trauma to that joint,» says Brian Reardon, business unit manager at ProLabs.
Except in cases where
severe joint trauma is associated with OCD, the disease should be presumed to be inherited.
A subset analysis showed that while bone and
joint traumas were associated with increased PsA risk (hazard ratios, 1.46 vs 1.50 respectively), nerve trauma and skin trauma were not.
This, in turn, decreases the amount of muscle —
joint trauma and subsequent soreness you experience the next day.
Therefore, if the goal is to get stronger, burn calories and generate a high level of work intensity (while not creating unnecessary pain and
joint trauma), this can definitely be achieved with resistance band training.
I'm sorry to hear of your Labrador Retriever's issues with arthritis and
joint trauma (his torn cranial [anterior] cruciate ligament).
The problem isn't just confined to older dogs; hip dysplasia, ruptured cruciate ligaments, patella luxation,
joint trauma, and other joint conditions can cause degenerative arthritis, even in young dogs.
The goal here is to restrict the amount of exercise and
joint trauma but still allow enough movement to maintain or increase muscle strength.