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Running does not increase symptom progression in people with knee osteoarthritis
August 14, 2018
By Staff
By Staff
August 14, 2018
By Staff
By Staff

Higher levels of moderate to vigorous physical activity improve all-cause mortality and cardiovascular events.
However, the effect of running, a moderate to vigorous activity, in those with knee osteoarthritis (OA), a common arthritis that occurs with aging, a high-risk group for mortality and cardiovascular events, is unclear.
A new study aimed to evaluate the association of self-selected running on OA symptom and structure progression in people with knee OA. The results found that self-selected running, which is likely influenced by knee symptoms and may result in lower intensity and shorter duration sessions of exercise, need not be discouraged in people with knee OA. | READ MORE
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