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49: What's Causing Your Knee Pain When Running?

49: What's Causing Your Knee Pain When Running?

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49: What's Causing Your Knee Pain When Running?

FromTread Lightly Podcast

ratings:
Length:
35 minutes
Released:
Jan 20, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

We answer a listener's question on rebuilding mileage after a few weeks of lower-volume training before diving into a frequently requested topic - knee pain while running. We dive into the different types of knee pain, what causes knee pain for runners, how to treat runner’s knee and IT band pain, and more. 
Discussion points include: 

Is running bad for your knees? (3:10)
What are the causes of knee pain for runners? (5:28)
What causes IT band pain and how to resolve it (6:50)
Does changing your running form fix knee pain? (12:35)
Can your pre-run warm-up reduce your knee pain? (16:30)
Are your running shoes causing your knee pain? (18:40)
Exercises to address knee pain (20:55)
Can you run through knee pain? (24:15)
Should you use a knee brace when running? (28:05)
Osteoarthritis and running (30:06)


Further resources:
https://www.runtothefinish.com/fix-runners-knee-and-knee-drift/
https://www.runtothefinish.com/it-band-solution/
https://www.runtothefinish.com/knee-pain-after-running/
https://lauranorrisrunning.com/running-is-painful/

References:

Blagrove & Hayes, The science and practice of middle and long distance running. 
PMID: 36875337
PMID: 31728373
Released:
Jan 20, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

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