Dog bite and nerve damage?

Find a Neurologists or an orthopaedic surgeon even if you have to travel a ways. I would not recommend exercises as it could pull at the wound and slow healing even further. My doctor told my to massage capsazin cream on the area which numbs the nerve. The cream will help with pain and the massage will help break up any scar tissue but that is only if it is not on the wound and massage may agravate it as well. Talk to your dr before you take anyones advice on y!a

PS I have been to many podiatrists. My favorite one happens to approve of my going for a second opinion instead of getting defensive as a couple others did. Although that is not the only reason he is my favorite.

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Dog bite and nerve damage?

Okay, I am a groomer and a customer's dog bit me, causing several punctures and the need for stitches. Doc says I have nerve damage in the one finger, ( it burns, is numb, and has a raw nerve that feels like an electric shock if I bump it ). Are there any exercises that I can do to help restore...

There is a fairly good way to test for nerve damage, and it's pretty simple lol. Just wash your hands carefully and gently trace around the affected area with a finger. If you cannot feel it, increase pressure SLIGHTLY. Do not press down hard on any part of your leg. Repeat for any area you believe may have been injured. If you can feel the sensation of something touching your leg, there is little to no nervous damage. Hope this helped, good luck :)

1st of all when injury is due to dog bite, it is never stitched. As the dog was pet, make sure that it was properly immunised when it bit you. If you think that this nerve damage is because of dog bite virus or rabies the chances are less as it doesnt cause peripheral nerve damage. You must take post exposure prophylaxis of rabies as you handle dogs frequently even though there are few chances that you got it.

Vaccine is HDCV - Human Diploid Cell Vaccine on 0, 7, and 21 or 28 day intramuscularly. , if you are already vaccinated, take booster doses.

For knowing how much nerve damage has occured, electro physiological studies are done on nerves. Physiotherapy helps if it is minor damage, grafting is done for severe cases.

Next time onwards, before handling pets make sure they are immunised.

They do not stitch up dog bites ever because it traps infection in...so you either had ab idiot for a doctor or you lied.

there are excercises to restore functions to be almost normal ,but first u should heal fully and a trained physiotherapist can help u with the best excercies .

The best thing to do is 2 follow ur doc advice strictly because he knows exactly what's ur situation. :)

Acupuncture, which involves inserting thin needles into various points on your body, may reduce peripheral neuropathy symptoms.