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NEWS ABOUT: knee

knee stories: 3 news summaries

 Running May Be 
 Good for Knees 

Runners' 'motion groove' can prevents arthritis in old age

Aug 12, 09 3:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - Conventional wisdom holds that running will eventually trash your knees by wearing down their cartilage, ultimately leading to arthritis. But that may have to be revised: Recent studies suggest that runners may have healthier knees in old age than their sedentary peers, reports Gretchen Reynolds for the New York Times.... More »

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health • running • old age • knee • knee injury • arthritis • jogging

Those Shoes Are Just
Killing Your Feet

Experts say barefoot would be better

Apr 21, 08 6:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - Walk a mile in my shoes? No way, researchers say—even comfortable shoes warp how we walk and damage our bodies. "With one carelessly designed instrument, our shoes, we have warped the pure anatomical form of human gait," one expert wrote. So Brooklyn scribe Adam Sternbergh walks a... More »

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shoes • knee • comfort • feet • barefoot

Major Knee Injuries Soar for Child Athletes

Increasingly arduous world of kid sports taking toll

Feb 18, 08 7:07 AM CST
(Newser) - The number of serious knee injuries that doctors once saw only in adults is skyrocketing among children as kid sports become increasingly demanding, reports the New York Times. Injuries such as a torn ACL—the major ligament that stabilizes the knee—require surgery that poses particular risks to children who... More »

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sports • children • soccer • sports injuries • torn ACL • knee • knee injury • ligament

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