01/11/2026
We’ve all heard the lines:
“Running is bad for your knees” and “don’t run if you have knee arthritis, it will make them worse”.
Many people heed this advice and stop.
Of course we see people who do struggle to run due to knee pain from Osteoarthritis and avoid it.
But that age old message of “stop running if you have knee arthritis”, shouldn’t be a blanketed approach, or a one size fits all, throw away line by medical or fitness professionals, coaches, friends and family based on outdated myths.
These two studies prove that running can actually help and improve the day to day function and pain in some runners.
As always it’s about each person individually and a tailored approach to returning to, or continuing to run.