Ep 212: REVISITED: "Is running bad for my knees?", with Dr Jean François Esculier
You don't have to go far to find a media story warning people off the high impacts of running, especially on concrete, and claiming that running is no good for your knees. Maybe you've had someone...
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Show Notes
You don't have to go far to find a media story warning people off the high impacts of running, especially on concrete, and claiming that running is no good for your knees.
Maybe you've had someone in the clinic who worries that running will wear their joints out? Today's guest has dedicated his career to helping runners stay healthy and running for life, and is adamant that running is a great physical activity choice, even for people with osteoarthritis and joint replacement.
Dr Jean François Esculier is a physiotherapist based in Kelowna, Canada. He leads the Research & Development team at The Running Clinic, and teaches at The University of British Columbia; his clinical practice is at MoveMed Physiotherapy.
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RESOURCES
Survey about perceptions on running and knee health: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36199830/
Education resource on running and joint health, in 7 languages: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/82767
Evaluation of the education resource: https://www.jospt.org/doi/10.2519/josptopen.2024.0149
Free webinar (account required) about the influence of running on cartilage: https://therunningclinic.com/tv/?VideoId=185711&SelectedCategory=185731
Running with osteoarthritis case report: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38725598/