Knees
Walking May Prevent New Knee Pain for Some, Study Suggests
A promising new study suggests that walking could ward off knee pain for people with osteoarthritis. Researchers surveyed over 1,000 people ages 50 or older with knee osteoarthritis, the most common type of arthritis in the United States. Some had persistent pain at the outset, while others did not. After four years, those who started […]
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How to Do Squats Correctly
What is the single best strength-building exercise many of us could be doing right this minute but almost certainly are not? Consult enough exercise scientists and the latest exercise research, and the answer would likely be a resounding: squats. “For lower-body strength and flexibility, there is probably no better exercise,” said Bryan Christensen, a professor […]
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How to Save Your Knees Without Giving Up Your Workout
In the annals of unsolicited advice, few nuggets have been dispensed as widely and with less supporting evidence than this: “If you keep doing all that running, you’re going to ruin your knees.” The latest salvo in the debate over knees and running — a systematic review of 43 previous MRI studies that finds no […]
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