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Friday, December 23, 2016

Long-Term Running: Is Running Good For Your Knees?

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If you’re someone who enjoys a routine run every day, you might have thought about the effects of running. You might have pondered about the consequences of all that pounding on your knees. Worry no more! There’s some good news from Birmingham Young University. It appears that a recent study from this institution has found some great results.

Running appears to lower the inflammation in your knee joint, contrary to what we believed in. The authors of the study say that it may protect the knees from degenerative diseases like osteoarthritis.

Is Running Actually Good For Your Knees?

If you’re a runner, then maybe you’ve worried about the long-term consequences of all that pounding on your knees. But here’s some encouraging news: According to a study from Brigham Young University, running appears to reduce inflammation in the knee joint—not increase it, as commonly believed. Read more…

The study co-author is Matt Seeley, PhD. He is an associate professor of exercise science at BYU. He explains that the notion about long-distance running might be a myth after all.

In order to actually test it out, Seeley and the other researchers examined the fluid samples from knee joints of healthy young men and women. Their ages range from 18-35. These were taken before and after a 30-minute running session.

Turns Out Running May Actually Be Good for Your Knees

To test this age-old theory, Seeley and his colleagues analyzed samples of fluid taken from the knee joints of healthy men and women, ages 18 to 35, both before and after a 30-minute run. Read more…

Science Daily talks about the possibility of experiencing inflammation and soreness. Well, it’s the price that anyone has to pay if they’re focusing on maintaining cardio wellness.

The team discovered that the specific markers they tried to find in the synovial fluid, showed a significant decrease in concentration. These markers were two cytokines named GM-CSF and IL-15.

Exercise does create an anti-inflammatory environment that may potentially prove to be beneficial when it comes to long-term joint health.

Running Actually Lowers Inflammation In Knee Joints

You know; no pain, no gain. Well, maybe not. New research from exercise science professors finds that pro-inflammatory molecules actually go down in the knee joint after running. Read more…

This presents great news since osteoarthritis affects 27 million in the United States. This is the painful disease that’s characterized by the wearing and tearing of cartilage. This gets even worse over time. Hopefully, the researchers will be able to conduct future studies that may help develop a form of exercise therapy for those with knee problems or conditions.

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