Category: Osteoarthritis

50 Hops a Day for Six Months: What Happened to Bone Density? For postmenopausal women concerned about bone density, impact exercise is often recommended as a way to stimulate bone growth. But does jumping or hopping actually improve bone density after menopause? And what happens to the knees when we

Is Jumping Really Bad for Your Knees? What Research Reveals About Cartilage, Bone Strength, and Muscular Strength  For many women, a diagnosis of knee osteoarthritis leads to a familiar recommendation: be careful with impact. Running, jumping, hopping, and other higher-impact activities may seem like exactly the types of exercise someone