Why Our New MOVE CARE Formula Includes Muscle and Nerve Nutrition

A closer look at how joints, muscles and the nervous system work together in dogs.

Getting up from a nap or heading out for a walk takes coordinated work throughout a dog’s body. Joints allow movement, muscles generate force, and the nervous system helps organize each step. That connected view of mobility is why we expanded the focus of X100BEST MOVE CARE Powder to include muscle and nerve nutrition alongside its joint care ingredients. [1,2,8]

Figure 1. How dogs move. Conceptual illustration created for X100BEST; the symbols represent general functions, not a precise anatomical model.

Muscles help the knee do its job

The kneecap is part of a working system. As the American College of Veterinary Surgeons explains, the quadriceps muscle, patella and patellar tendon form the knee’s extensor mechanism. Their alignment allows force from the thigh muscle to help straighten the leg. [1]

Patellar luxation offers a useful example. When the kneecap moves out of its normal groove, the problem can involve the alignment of the whole limb. Veterinary rehabilitation resources therefore discuss muscle strength alongside joint function. Onlinepethealth includes strengthening the quadriceps and hip muscles among the goals of patellar luxation rehabilitation. [1,3]

For our formulation, this makes muscle nutrition a relevant part of the conversation about everyday movement. Structural abnormalities still require veterinary assessment and, in some dogs, surgical correction. [1]

Nerves help coordinate each step

A dog can place its feet without watching them. This depends in part on proprioception: the body’s sense of where its limbs are and how they are moving. Sensors in muscles, joints, tendons and ligaments provide information to the brain that helps with balance and coordinated movement. [2]

This is why rehabilitation may include carefully prescribed balance and weight-shifting exercises as well as strengthening. Those exercises help retrain neuromuscular control, the coordination between the nervous system and muscles. [3]

A 2026 veterinary review explored muscle activation, coordination and gait retraining in canine patellar luxation rehabilitation. The authors described a proposed framework informed partly by human research and emphasized that direct canine evidence remains limited. The paper helps explain why movement control deserves attention; it does not establish that a nutritional supplement can reproduce the effects of rehabilitation. [4]

Figure 2. Proposed rehabilitation framework connecting muscle function, joint coordination and neuromuscular control. Human principles require species-specific adaptation; this is not evidence of MOVE CARE efficacy. [4]

Image credit: Son JY, Kim K, Seo YS, Yu S-J and Choi J (2026), Frontiers in Veterinary Science 13:1885078. Copyright © 2026 the authors. Reproduced without content changes under CC BY. Original article

How this thinking shaped the new formula

The new MOVE CARE Powder combines a bioactive collagen peptide blend, glucosamine and chondroitin with HMB and vitamins B1, B6 and B12. Its B12 is supplied as methylcobalamin. [8]

HMB brings a muscle metabolism focus to the formula. It is a metabolite of the amino acid leucine that has been investigated in protein metabolism research. A small pilot study in six dogs with Duchenne muscular dystrophy reported changes in protein metabolism and daily activity during HMB supplementation. That study used 3 g per day in a specific disease model; it does not establish the effects of our formula or its labeled serving in healthy, aging or postoperative dogs. [5]

The B vitamins reflect our focus on the nutritional needs of normal metabolism and nervous system function. Thiamine, or B1, has established roles in energy metabolism and nervous system function in dogs and cats. Vitamin B12 also participates in essential cellular processes, and adequate B12 status matters for neurological health. [6,7]

These choices explain the formulation rationale. They do not mean that every dog with reduced mobility has a vitamin deficiency, or that adding more vitamins to an adequate diet will improve coordination. A complete and balanced diet remains the foundation. [7]

Using nutrition within a mobility care plan

Our aim with the new MOVE CARE formula is to give muscle and nerve nutrition a place alongside joint care. For pet parents, this means considering the tissues that produce movement and the system that coordinates it when discussing mobility with their veterinarian.

For a dog with patellar luxation or recovering from surgery, the treating veterinarian should guide activity, rehabilitation and supplement use. The references below explain anatomy, nutrition and rehabilitation principles; they are not clinical trials of the finished MOVE CARE formula. Nutrition cannot correct a displaced kneecap or replace prescribed treatment. [1–4]

References

[1] American College of Veterinary Surgeons. Patellar Luxations. Veterinary client education. Read source

[2] Williams K. Exercises to Improve Proprioception. VCA Animal Hospitals. Veterinary client education. Read source

[3] Onlinepethealth. Understanding and Managing Patellar Luxation in Canine Patients. May 15, 2025. Rehabilitation education article. Read source

[4] Son JY, Kim K, Seo YS, Yu SJ, Choi J. Translational rehabilitation strategies for canine medial patellar luxation: insights from human patellofemoral pain syndrome. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 2026;13:1885078. Narrative review. Read source

[5] Nghiem PP, et al. Beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate (HMB) improves daily activity and whole-body protein metabolism in Duchenne muscular dystrophy dogs: a pilot study. Scientific Reports. 2025;15:4026. Read source

[6] Kritikos G, Parr JM, Verbrugghe A. The Role of Thiamine and Effects of Deficiency in Dogs and Cats. Veterinary Sciences. 2017;4(4):59. Review. Read source

[7] MSD Veterinary Manual. Nutritional Requirements of Small Animals. Veterinary reference. Read source

[8] X100BEST. MOVE CARE-Powder. Product ingredient listing. Source for formula composition only. Read source