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Peer reviewedPascale, Mark; Grana, William A. – Physician and Sportsmedicine, 1989
Discusses the development of osteoarthritis and whether running and other impact loading sports promote it. Although these sports do not cause arthritis in normal weight bearing limbs, they can accelerate it in damaged joints. It is important to identify people with preeexisting joint disease so they can choose nonimpact-loading aerobic exercise.…
Descriptors: Athletics, Disease Incidence, Etiology, Exercise Physiology
