From runner’s knee to fraying cartilage, knees are involved in 40% of sports injuries. But it can be hard to pin down what’s wrong, or what to do about it. Here’s what the physios say
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From runner’s knee to fraying cartilage, knees are involved in 40% of sports injuries. But it can be hard to pin down what’s wrong, or what to do about it. Here’s what the physios say
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Is it true that pounding the pavement causes arthritis? Does it matter what kind of shoes you wear or what surface you run on?
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Doctors encourage physical activity after knee replacement surgery. But it might mean adapting your workouts in ways that lessen the impact on your knees.
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There’s no magic bullet to knee health, but staying active and building muscles around the joint are crucial.
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Among study participants, a gain of just 11 pounds made total knee replacement 34 percent more likely for women and 25 percent more likely for men.
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Distance running does not wreck most runners’ knees and, instead, fortifies them, leaving joints sturdier and less damaged than if someone had never taken up the sport.
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The researchers noted that even study participants who lost less weight still achieved “protection against structural degeneration of the knee.”
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When Patrick Owen tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee in March while playing basketball, he assumed he would be on the surgeon’s table in a couple of weeks.
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How are your knees feeling? There's a pretty good chance one or both of them are sore — after all, knee osteoarthritis is a leading cause of disability globally, and Australia's no exception. Trouble is, we don't really have any way of treating it. But never fear — this week we're hearing from someone who's bringing her engineering background to take a peek inside dodgy knees and see what it might take to fix them.
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Encouraging new research suggests walking could help prevent new bouts of knee pain in people with osteoarthritis.
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There's new evidence that a widely used and expensive treatment for arthritis of the knee joint is as useful as a placebo injection to reduce pain.
Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is derived from a patient's own blood and is injected into the knee to promote tissue healing and reduce inflammation.
The lack of high-quality evidence supporting its use prompted researchers from the University of Melbourne, Sydney and Monash to investigate the benefits.
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There’s no magic bullet to knee health, but staying active and building muscles around the joint are crucial.
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Knee pain from osteoarthritis needn’t go hand in hand with ageing – or running. The major culprit, particularly as we get older, is weight gain.
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A knee is designed to withstand millions of steps during a lifetime, but sometimes all that stress can have ill effects. Here’s how to care for and use your knees for many years to come.
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People with knee arthritis were less likely to report pain and stiffness if they wore stable, supportive shoes, versus flat-soled, flexible ones.
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Contrary to popular belief, a new study has found that running could actually be good for your knees. Dr Kelly Sheerin, who is the Sports Performance Clinics Manager and a Senior Lecturer at AUT, joins the show to discuss.
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The notion that it wrecks knees is widespread but a new study raises the possibility that, instead of harming knees, running might help stave off knee arthritis.
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Running is often blamed for knee pain but, done right, it can actually make your knees healthier. The trick is to ease into it and give your body time to strengthen and adapt.
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Women playing elite sport are up to 10 times more likely than men to rupture their anterior cruciate ligament, but according to a surgeon who performs about 300 knee reconstructions per year, the vast majority of those injuries can be avoided.
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Private patients who stay in hospital for costly rehab after major knee surgery recover just as fast as people who go home and have physiotherapy. So, why pay more?
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There’s little evidence to support many of the procedures people undergo in the hopes of avoiding a knee replacement.
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Moderate levels of recreational running may be the key to healthy knees and hips, according to a new study.
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Your excuse for not going jogging may have just been debunked. - New Zealand Herald
The human body is made to run. The knees are under stress when running, but the body adapts to this stress and develops cartilage, muscles, tendons and ligaments that are stronger as a result of running, protecting the knee rather than damaging it!
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Gretchen Reynolds responds to a reader’s question about the claim that a person must expend 2,000 calories a week to maintain optimum health.