As it can be a adjusted you could put that round your waist like a walking belt as an alternative if your hands are hurting.. This could also be good for reactive dogs as a common mistake owners make is shortening the lead to which only sends a signal to the dog to then go into launch mode.
after your showers treacle some milk of magnesia over your wounds, every day, atleast once a day I've been diabetic most of my life this is an excellent healer. Never used it for what it was designed, but the magnesium HEALS dog bites/scratches Soooo quickly
