Research Finds Operating Really Does not Enhance Arthritis Threat

As lead examine creator Matthew Hartwell M.D. notes in a information launch, “There’s a continued dogma among the many healthcare neighborhood that sufferers ought to cease operating to keep away from carrying out their cartilage,” including that their analysis exhibits one in 4 individuals are informed by a physician to run much less, and additional, practically half of runners have been informed to cease solely.

However primarily based on their findings, you’ve some excellent news, runners. Individuals didn’t have an elevated danger for arthritis, even with the common participant operating for nearly 15 years and finishing marathons.

Whether or not it was components like how lengthy they’d been operating, what number of marathons they’d accomplished, their weekly mileage, or their tempo, nothing was linked with greater arthritis charges. Elements like enhance in age, BMI, a household historical past of hip or knee arthritis, and accidents or knee surgical procedure, nonetheless, do enhance your danger, Hartwell provides.