Jogging with osteoarthritis of the knee

introduction

Knee osteoarthritis is a disease of wear and tear of the knee joint, which is associated with damage to the articular cartilage.
Although the disease mainly affects older people, knee osteoarthritis also occurs in younger, active people.
In these cases, questions often arise as to the extent to which the disease will limit everyday life and sporting activity or whether years of jogging can be responsible for the development of the disease, and whether regular jogging will allow the disease to progress.

Can knee osteoarthritis develop from jogging?

Extensive to jog is considered by many people to be the cause of developing a Knee osteoarthritis seen.
Are not other diseases, such as one Misalignment of the legs, e.g. pronounced If one, or Obesity it is usually present unlikelythat jogging for the emergence of arthrosis responsible for.
If the joint is in the correct position, the human body can resist the loads that occur during normal jogging for a very long time and usually reacts Not with osteoarthritis of the joint.
Wearing wrong footwear and Accidents However, during exercise you can become one Joint damage with the following Knee osteoarthritis early.

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The knee joint is one of the joints with the greatest stress.

Therefore, the treatment of the knee joint (e.g. meniscus tear, cartilage damage, cruciate ligament damage, runner's knee, etc.) requires a lot of experience.
I treat a wide variety of knee diseases in a conservative way.
The aim of any treatment is treatment without surgery.

Which therapy achieves the best results in the long term can only be determined after looking at all of the information (Examination, X-ray, ultrasound, MRI, etc.) be assessed.

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Can you jog with osteoarthritis of the knee?

If this to jog with simultaneous Knee osteoarthritis makes sense, should be best individually with the treating doctor be discussed. Usually there is nothing wrong with jogging for one Knee osteoarthritiswhen certain factors are observed. That's how it should be to jog under Pain avoided and possibly switched to another form of movement.
Furthermore, it is important to choose routes on which as possible soft ground prevails. A soft floor covering reduces the load that has to be cushioned by the knee joint. Also wearing the right one Footwear can reduce the stress on the knee joint while jogging. Violent Accelerate (Sprints) as well as frequent stops and downhill stretches in particular should be avoided.

After a surgery can the treating doctor Provide information about when training can be resumed and at what point nothing stands in the way of partial and full load.

With these restrictions in mind, jogging is with one Knee osteoarthritis in most cases beneficial for the healing process and can help slow the rate at which the disease progresses.

Symptoms when jogging

The Symptoms one Knee osteoarthritis can very diverse be. Stand in the foreground Pain in the kneewhich can be felt especially when exercising, such as when jogging.
Should be at to jog If pain occurs, it is advisable that training to interrupt. Pain indicate an acute and situation in need of treatment of the knee joint and should accordingly from a Doctor examines become.

Jogging as therapy

In addition to a variety of different options, one Osteoarthritis of the knee to treat, the implementation apply more special physiotherapeutic measures and physiotherapy exercises for targeted muscle building as important components of therapy.

That too to jog can help treat the symptoms of knee osteoarthritis. Through exercise, the production from Synovial fluid stimulated and thus counteracts the progression of the disease. Care should be taken that no pain during the To run occur as well as that strong stopping and accelerating is avoided. Also wearing the right one Footwear is essential when jogging if you have osteoarthritis of the knee.

forecast

The forecast at a Knee osteoarthritis depends on the individual treatment as well as the Severity of knee osteoarthritis from. Depending on the individual joint damage, jogging can help improve the prognosis of the disease. However, great care should always be taken heavy loads on the cartilage to avoid so as not to jeopardize the prognosis of the healing process.

Jogging as a prophylaxis for knee osteoarthritis

to jog can help a Knee osteoarthritis to prevent. Through the Move in the joint, which arises when jogging is the production of Synovial fluid increased and thus the probability of developing osteoarthritis is somewhat reduced.

It should be noted, however, that extensive to jog with a increased stress on the articular cartilage none prophylactic effect and, together with other factors, can promote joint damage.