How To Better Protect Your Knees When Running?
When you run, it can cause high compression forces in the knee cap that lower the cartilage water content. The cartilage is what absorbs the load and protects the joints. You might think that this means running over time will lead to something like arthritis or joint damage, but knees are a lot quicker to recover than people realise. In fact, any healthy Aussie out for an intense run will recover within just a day or two. So why do a lot of new physio Leederville clients have runner’s knee? That is often from temporary swelling under the knee cap caused by various factors such as poor muscle control, poor strength, poor form an overload in training and some other genetic considerations. Here is a look at how runners can best manage their knees when they become painful. Five tips to better give your knees protection: You do not have to completely give up running if you want to run with less pain. Here are five of the actions you can take to give your knees some better protection;...