Does Running Cause Joint Damage & Osteoarthritis On The Knees

how damaging is knee joint pain when runningThere’s this ongoing debate among those who are in the health field, to active joggers, and within the medical industry, that running is bad for your joints. It’s thought that the stress promotes the onset of arthritis much sooner as we age.

The theory being that what we’re doing is wearing out our bodies quicker from the continual pounding from the thousands of pounds of forced pressure once the foot strikes the pavement. This is obviously an occupational hazard of this form of exercise.

The most common form of arthritis …