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Does Sports Activity Increase Risk of Knee Arthritis?

January 11, 2012

(AUDIO) Many persons worry that playing sports or working out regularly puts too much stress on the knees. Here, Dr Jeffrey Driban discusses new studies that suggest only certain sports, and certain levels of activity, predispose knees to osteoarthritis. Dr Driban is assistant professor in the Division of Rheumatology at Tufts University Medical Center.

Does Sports Activity Risk Causing Knee Arthritis?

Does Sports Activity Risk Causing Knee Arthritis?

 

 

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