Running May Be Good for Your Knees
By Gretchen Reynolds
Many people worry that running ruins knees. But a new study finds that the activity may in fact benefit the joint, changing the biochemical environment inside the knee in ways that could help keep it working smoothly.
biochemical
英 [ˌbaɪəʊ'kemɪkl] 美 [ˌbaɪəʊ'kemɪkl]
adj.
生物化学的
In my many decades as a runner, fellow runners and nonrunners alike have frequently told me that I am putting my knees at risk. The widespread argument generally follows the lines that running will slowly wear away the cartilage that cushions the bones in the joint and cause arthritis.
But there is little evidence to support the idea, and a growing body of research that suggests the reverse. Epidemiological studies of long-term runners show that they generally are less likely to develop osteoarthritis in the knees than people of the same age who do not run.
Some scientists have speculated that running may protect knees because it also often is associated with relatively low body mass. Carrying less weight is known to reduce the risk for knee arthritis.
But other researchers have wondered whether running might have a more direct impact on knee joints, perhaps by altering the working of various cells inside the knee.
To find out, researchers at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, recruited 15 male and female runners under the age of 30 with no history of knee injury or arthritis. The scientists wished to study people with healthy knees in order to better isolate running’s effects on otherwise normal joints.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/18/well/move/running-may-be-good-for-your-knees.html
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cartilage
英 [ˈkɑ:tɪlɪdʒ] 美 [ˈkɑ:rtɪlɪdʒ]
n.
<解>软骨;软骨结构
cushions
n.
垫子;（隔离两个表面的）垫( cushion的名词复数 );起保护（或缓冲）作用的事物;（台球等运动） （台球桌内侧边缘的）弹性衬里
arthritis
英 [ɑ:ˈθraɪtɪs] 美 [ɑ:rˈθraɪtɪs]
n.
关节炎
epidemiological
英 [ˌepɪˌdi:mɪə'lɒdʒɪkl] 美 [ˌepɪˌdi:mɪr'lɒdʒɪkl]
adj.
流行病学
osteoarthritis
英 [ˌɒstiəʊɑ:ˈθraɪtɪs] 美 [ˌɑ:stioʊɑ:rˈθraɪtɪs]
n.
骨关节炎
