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There is a thought among the general population, as well as some health professionals, that running is not good for your knees. It makes sense in some ways given that joint load forces are approximately 8X body weight at the knee and 5X bodyweight at the hip. Along with this, the thought is that the more someone runs (distance, times, and years) the more likely they are to develop knee problems-specifically knee and hip arthritis. But, is this really true? What does the research say? [...]
When I tell people that I am a physical therapist, one of the first things they say is how they went to a therapist, or they know someone who saw a therapist, after a surgery. Yes, we do help people recover after having a surgery, but this is really a small part of the many ways that we can help people. For many therapists, myself included, the goal is to help people avoid surgery and in order to do this, we need to be an initial option for people struggling with some sort of physical problem. In this Blog, I would like to discuss some of the specific things that a quality orthopedic physical therapist can do to assist people in living the active life they want. [...]
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