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JessiccaJogging with knee history
December 9th 2006 04:00
Extracted from CLEO magazine 2005
This should be interesting for those who are jog lovers and have some knee history (like injury) as well. I came across this Q & A and I think it is good to share with everyone who might be having similar questions in mind.
Q I like running but I’m worried that it could be bad for my knees. I had a fall a few of years ago and hurt my knee.
A Generally, running doesn’t harm knees, but there are exceptions, which include a previous injury or a joint disease like arthritis. Because the anatomy of your knees have been altered due to a past injury, it will no longer work smoothly or quite as well as it should, putting abnormal loads and strains on delicate tissues.
The real risk does not come from bending the knee joint but putting weight on it. Running is a weight-bearing exercise where there is considerable pressure and impact on the joints, as your full weight falls on it with every step you take. This could further damage the structure of the joint.
A more advisable move is to take up a different form of exercise – something less likely to cause problems for weak knees such as swimming or cycling.
This should be interesting for those who are jog lovers and have some knee history (like injury) as well. I came across this Q & A and I think it is good to share with everyone who might be having similar questions in mind.
Q I like running but I’m worried that it could be bad for my knees. I had a fall a few of years ago and hurt my knee.
A Generally, running doesn’t harm knees, but there are exceptions, which include a previous injury or a joint disease like arthritis. Because the anatomy of your knees have been altered due to a past injury, it will no longer work smoothly or quite as well as it should, putting abnormal loads and strains on delicate tissues.
The real risk does not come from bending the knee joint but putting weight on it. Running is a weight-bearing exercise where there is considerable pressure and impact on the joints, as your full weight falls on it with every step you take. This could further damage the structure of the joint.
A more advisable move is to take up a different form of exercise – something less likely to cause problems for weak knees such as swimming or cycling.
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Comment by katyzzz
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Good advice.
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Comment by Jessicca
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Good to see you here! Thanks for visiting and supporting. ^_^
Comment by StephenP
Just wondering if you could answer a question floating around our house for the past week. My flatmate, neighbour nad myself all go jogging on the beach a couple of times a week, and we were debating if there is any difference between running in dry sand, as opposed to running in wet sand?
Is either surface more beneficial?
Thanks,
StephenP
Comment by Jessicca
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To me, my experience for running with both sands is:
wet sad (by the shore) gives a better grip than dry sand, yet the impact is less than solid ground.
While dry sand by the beach tends to be very loose, it does take a lot more effort to run on it, but you must becareful that you might sprain your ankle if you are not careful.
(It happened to me a few times ago...)
However if you run too near to the shore (where all the wonderful splashes of water) is to be careful of corels or shells that might cut you if you are running bare feet.
(I love to do that and got cut myself as well... hahahaha...)
I know it doesn't answer much of your question but hope it helps.