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Oct 13, 2010

October 13, 2010 By Irv Rubenstein

Knees, Arthritis, Running: Are They Connected?

I’ve probably written on this before but this article in the ny times inspired tonite’s blog: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/13/phys-ed-do-marathons-wreck-your… I alert you to the concluding line: ‘There’s no strong evidence,’’ he said, that, if your knees are healthy to start with, ‘‘running a marathon will hurt them.’’ I think it’s fair to say, as I’ve long held,Read More

Apr 04, 2010

April 4, 2010 By Irv Rubenstein

When or if to See a Doctor

If you’re an athlete, or even a weekender, or even an around-the-house piddler, and you incur a new or recurrent ache or pain, you might dismiss it for a few hours….but then get concerned when you try to get back into whatever it is you have to do. The ache or pain increases, or simplyRead More