I was just perusing the abstract book from the American College of Rheumatology annual meeting in Boston last week (all 3018 of them!) and found more than a few gems. We already know that pretty much all the previous studies have generally shown that the prevalence of osteoarthritis in former or older runners is no […]
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Running and the Risk for Osteoarthritis
You still see the claims being made in forums and blogs that heel striking and the cushioned supportive shoes increase stress on the joints and therefore those that heel strike and wear these shoes are going to get more osteoarthritis later in life. I have previously discussed the debacle that followed the release of one […]
The ‘Running Shoes Causing Knee Osteoarthritis’ Debacle
This debacle would have been laughable if it wasn’t true, but unfortunately it was true. It was fascinating to follow the story develop and how a whole community was gullible to the ‘sound bite’ of the false headlines. It has been widely documented in the scientific community about the, in general, poor reporting of scientific […]