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By Jeffrey Peebles, M.D. – Southlake Medical Director, Complete Care
Avoiding knee pain while exercising is notbralways easy. Many people commit to physical activities which are hard on notbronly the knees but other joints as well. The knee may be the strongest joint inbrthe body but it is susceptible to overuse and impact. For instance, running onbrpavement; a common fitness activity can create knee pain while exercising, duebrto the constant jarring of the foot hitting the hard pavement. People try allbrtypes of remedies to avoid knee pain while exercising.
Sometimes, people wrap their knees beforebrexercising but this precaution will not help to prevent knee pain duringbrrunning or other fitness routines over the long run. As people get older thebryears of wear and tear on the knees due to repetitive movement becomes abrserious issue. It's important to keep your knees strong and healthy throughoutbryour life. In order to prevent knee pain as agingbrsets in it is imperative to take certain precautions, especially during fitnessbrrelated activities.
4brWays to Avoid Knee Pain While Exercising
· Alternatebrbetween high and low impact exercises. Instead of running on pavement all the time, mix it up withbrlower impact cardio exercises such as swimming or rowing. Also, if you reallybrwant to run a lot, consider running on trails that have your feet striking dirtbrinstead of pavement or a cushioned school running track.
· Watchbryour weight. The more weight youbrgain, the more stress is placed on your knees when you're in motion. Try tobrmaintain a healthy weight at all times in order to avoidbrknee pain while exercising.
· Checkbryour shoes. Make sure you have thebrproper shoe for the exercise you're doing. Make sure the shoes fit well and youbrare replacing them regularly, in order to prevent knee pain. Worn out shoes can have abrdetrimental effect on your knees over time.
· Weightbrtraining as a protective measure. Weight training can prevent knee pain bybrstrengthening all of the muscles which surround your knees. The stronger yourbrquadriceps and hamstrings are, the easier it will be to avoidbrknee pain while exercising.
Anyone can prevent knee pain if theybrproperly caring for their body during exercise. If you already suffer frombrarthritis, reducing any high impact sports or other physical activity will helpbryou to prevent knee pain.
Always remember to listen to your bodybrduring any kind of exercise. If you experience recurringbrknee pain that does not seem to go away,brconsult a physician since this may be a more serious issue with the cartilagebror ligaments in the knee.
If you have suffered a knee injury or any other medicalbremergency the experts at Complete Care can help. We have Emergency Room locations across Texas, contact us online to learnbrmore.
Dr. Jeffrey Peebles, M.D. has an extensive amount of experience in delivering advanced emergency care. He is board certified with the American Board of Emergency Medicine, and a member of the American College of Emergency Physicians/Texas College of Emergency Physicians. Dr. Peebles is committed to providing timely, affordable and high-quality medical care to the Southlake community.