I’m sure you’ve heard that running is bad for your joints. We all have a friend or family member warning us about wearing away our knees as we pound the pavement. But is it true?
Drawing from doctoral research at UBC, Michaela Khan uses biomechanical tools and medical imaging to explore the effects of running, especially in individuals with knee osteoarthritis. Join us in this enlightening session and discover if running is truly detrimental or beneficial for your knees. As the number of people with arthritis rises, the race is on to figure out whether running wrecks or remedies our knees.
This video was brought to you by SportMedBC, a center for sports medicine and training in British Columbia. Learn more at https://sportmedbc.com/.