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Anti-aging injection regrows knee cartilage and prevents arthritis

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Re: Anti-aging injection regrows knee cartilage and prevents arthritis

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Post by mcswell »

wooger wrote: post #173
mcswell wrote: post #73

Anecdote for any runners reading this: I'm a 75 year old runner. (Some young runners might say I run at a jogger's pace, I just tell them to keep off my lawn.) A couple decades ago, I stopped running on concrete or asphalt, and took up trail running, i.e. running on (mostly) dirt. It feels way easier than running on asphalt, much less on concrete. If you're skeptical that running on concrete or asphalt feels harder,…

Trailrunning is less harsh on joints for sure, but certainly not easier based on the times of anyone who's run trail vs road events over any distance. Mud, obstacles, and terrain that hasn't been bulldozed and rolled to be pan-flat make it much slower.

I'll take that excuse for slow runs! But seriously, I don't run in training for speed, I run for fun and for fitness. And the uphills on the trails certainly help with that.

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Post by mcswell »

mancerayder wrote: post #78
mcswell wrote: post #73

Anecdote for any runners reading this: I'm a 75 year old runner. (Some young runners might say I run at a jogger's pace, I just tell them to keep off my lawn.) A couple decades ago, I stopped running on concrete or asphalt, and took up trail running, i.e. running on (mostly) dirt. It feels way easier than running on asphalt, much less on concrete. If you're skeptical that running on concrete or asphalt feels harder,…

I'd worry about sprained ankles on a false step or a slippery leaf-rock trap. Is there a technical approach to running in these conditions?

OP here. I've fallen many times, but never sprained my ankle. Usually if I have an injury from a fall at all, it's that I've skinned my knee or the palms of my hands (you can wear fingerless leather gloves if you're worried about that).

I have had two injuries that required medical attention. Dislocated my pinky finger once.

The other time I was crossing a wet wooden bridge. On the down-slope of that bridge, my feet went out from under me and I fell on my back. It hurt, so I walked a mile or so back to my car. Hadn't gotten better after a few days, so I checked in at an ER. Turns out I had cracked a rib, and that had caused a small pneumothorax. I was in the hospital for three days while they suctioned it and waited for the lung to heal. (The MD was amazed at my ability to breathe well despite everything.) When I come to that bridge now, I change to a walk.

Re: Anti-aging injection regrows knee cartilage and prevents arthritis

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Post by kenjackson »

wooger wrote: post #174
kenjackson wrote: post #90

Curious, does anyone know if this might also apply to tendons? I've had patella tendonitis for years (jumpers knee) and have tried everything (isometrics, shockwave, PRP injections, etc...).

And you've been to a physio? As far as I recall, the treatment I was prescribed for the same thing was mostly eccentric single leg squats, ideally on a 30 degree angled board. And rest...

Yep. Do those on a slant board. And knee extensions. And a few others. Plus drink collagen before it. I’m still working my way through it so it might work, but I’d love for something like this to work.

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Post by cesnja »

wooger wrote: post #175
cesnja wrote: post #117

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Running barefoot forces you to improve your technique in line with this description. [0] There's also a sizeable market of "barefoot shoes" that's between being barefoot and the regular running shoes, with the manufacturers trying to convince us buying such shoes is the solution. The gait issue become more obvious (and painful) in barefoot shoes, but you can adjust your technique in mass-market running shoes as well.…

I'm not sure you can run with appropriate gait (stop heel striking) in modern mass market running shoes. The heels on many running shoes are 2 inches+ and make it just impossible to avoid heel striking without wasting a lot of motion picking your knees up. Also, the chances of twisting your ankle when your heels are elevated that much from the road is far higher as well.

Best marathon runners can do it in "conventional" running shoes [0], but I agree it's easier to find the better technique barefoot or in barefoot shoes.

[0] https://marathonhandbook.com/kipchoge-running-form/

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Post by fuzztester »

deadbabe wrote: post #7

Cartilage is really the final frontier of health. If it wasn’t for joints going bad, people could stay very active and fit pretty much all their life, with consistent exercise and healthy weight.

Alzheimer's and similar, matter a lot too. Brain controls body.
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