Is There an Association Between a History of Running and Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis? A Cross-Sectional Study From the Osteoarthritis Initiative.
Grace H LoJeffrey B DribanAndrea M KriskaTimothy E McAlindonRichard B SouzaNancy J PetersenKristi L StortiCharles B EatonMarc C HochbergRebecca D JacksonC Kent KwohMichael C NevittMaria E Suarez-AlmazorPublished in: Arthritis care & research (2017)
There is no increased risk of symptomatic knee OA among self-selected runners compared with nonrunners in a cohort recruited from the community. In those without OA, running does not appear to be detrimental to the knees.