well so is doggy style
well so is doggy style
The best response is "yes" because it is true. I don't care how many studies you cognitively biasfully dig up. Most runners combine excessive volume with bad form that sends repeated shock up the tibia into the kneecap, gradually causing irreversible damage to the cartilage, with no inflammation or other symptoms until it is too late.
Some runners understand this and take steps to mitigate or eliminate the risk, but most do not. Those who do wouldn't flat out deny that it's "bad for the knees" but instead explain why it usually is and how to adjust so it isn't.
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Running is bad for knees if you're a 240 pounds heelstriker
Bad Wigins wrote:
The best response is "yes" because it is true. I don't care how many studies you cognitively biasfully dig up. Most runners combine excessive volume with bad form that sends repeated shock up the tibia into the kneecap, gradually causing irreversible damage to the cartilage, with no inflammation or other symptoms until it is too late.
Some runners understand this and take steps to mitigate or eliminate the risk, but most do not. Those who do wouldn't flat out deny that it's "bad for the knees" but instead explain why it usually is and how to adjust so it isn't.
At what volume, approximately, are we damaging our knees?
And bad form in the respect means what?
thx
Crusty Old Runner wrote:
Not so fast Charlie! If you have a history of injury to the knee joint, from either acute or chronic overuse, then running can excerserbate the onset of OA. And running on OA ain't no fun! I know several runners from my masters club who just knee replacements in their 60s after running for several decades on a bad knee(s). It not all rainbows & marshmallows for everyone.
http://jaoa.org/article.aspx?articleid=2093294Conclusion from the study:
"Although the existing evidence on whether long-term long-distance running causes osteoarthritis is currently insufficient for researchers to draw unequivocal conclusions, the preponderance of data seems to indicate that moderate levels of running do not increase the risk of osteoarthritis of the knees and hips for healthy people and that this activity might even have a protective effect. A history of injury—from overuse or acute trauma as a result of running, excessive running, intrinsic anatomical instability in the joints, or a high body mass index— can accelerate the onset of osteoarthritis and cause disability, however. It is important that people considering a new exercise regimen seek a physical evaluation by a sports medicine physician and that they learn proper training methods so that they may prevent joint injury."
I have torn PCLs in both knees and a torn meniscus in my left. I'm 30 and I assume I will develop arthritis at some point. I limp the first half mile of every run. I figure I'd rather run now, when I'm still youngish and fast, and hope for cartilage replacement being available by 2035.
But, the exception of acute trauma is not an argument for running ruining knees.
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