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Strength Training Saves Your Knees

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Written by Superhuman
Friday, 18 January 2008
That pain in your knees may be from something called Osteoarthritis, a degeneration of joint cartilage, which can cause pain, restricted motion and loss of function. Cartilage covers the ends of bones in joints. It allows fluidity, pain-free motion and absorbs shock. Osteoarthritis wears away cartilage, which allows direct contact between bones and the formation of bone spurs and joint fragments. Strong, balanced muscles help stabilize joints and prevent osteoarthritis. Canadian researchers found that patients who weight trained for 30 months were stronger and showed less joint space narrowing (a measure of osteoarthritis) in the knees than those doing range-of-motion exercises. Weight training worked best in patients with normal joints at the beginning of the study. Weight training becomes progressively more important as we age because it prevents muscle and bone loss and crippling osteoarthritis. (Arthritis Rheumatology, 55:690-699, 2006)

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