Forget Everything you THINK you know about Running Injuries (and watch this instead)

Unravel the running injury myths, discover the science, and transform your approach to running and injury prevention. We dive deep into the controversies such as knees knee, knee cartilage, osteoarthritis rates, and how non-weight-bearing activities are the worst thing to protect your knees.
We tackle the widespread misconceptions about knee 'wear and tear,' highlighted by research that found incidental structural damage in the 97% healthy individuals, emphasizing the need for a nuanced understanding of MRI findings.
We also delve into similar research findings related to low back pain and disc health in runners. Additionally, we address concerns about leg length discrepancies and biomechanical imbalances, presenting evidence from a recent study that debunks the myth of their significant impact on injury risk.
💥💥80% of Runners are Injured EVERY YEAR 😲 But it Doesn't Have to be You!
Avoid being a statistic & sign up for the FREE 5-Day Injury Prevention Challenge mailchi.mp/runsmarter.online/...
00:00 Is Running Bad for Your Knees?
00:15 Explaining Thinning in Knee Cartilage
00:38 How Knee Cartilage Gets Nutrients
01:08 Prevalence of Osteoarthritis
01:17 Knee Wear & Tear on MRI Scans
01:54 Spine Disc Health when Running
02:13 Leg Length Discrepancy & Injuries
02:42 Prevalence of Leg Length Discrepancy
03:04 Adapting to Imperfections
03:17 What Actually Causes Injury?
Resources:
The Influence of Running on Lower Limb Cartilage: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34478...
The Association of Recreational and Competitive Running With Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28504...
Prevalence of abnormal findings in 230 knees of asymptomatic adults using 3.0 T MRI pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32060...
Impact of Running Exercise on Intervertebral Disc: A Systematic Review journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1...
Gait asymmetry in spatiotemporal and kinetic variables does not increase running-related injury risk in lower limbs: a secondary analysis of a randomised trial including 800+ recreational runners bmjopensem.bmj.com/content/10...
Anatomic and functional leg-length inequality: A review and recommendation for clinical decision-making. Part I, anatomic leg-length inequality: prevalence, magnitude, effects and clinical significance www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...

[@RunSmarterwithBrodieSharpe]

💥💥80% of Runners are Injured EVERY YEAR 😲 But it Doesn't Have to be You! Avoid being a statistic & sign up for the FREE 5-Day Injury Prevention Challenge mailchi.mp/runsmarter.online/5-day-challenge

[@bev9708]

What a godsend you are Brodie bringing us REAL science so we can separate what "everyone says", EVEN many health-care professionals, from what is actually true!!! I'm just hoping for your channel / podcast / book to truly go viral ... slowly but surely!!🤞🏻🤞🏻 Unfortunately all my running buddies are French so it's all just a bit too difficult for most of them, though I do always send people your way in the comments here on youtube!!😁🙋🏻‍♀

[@RunSmarterwithBrodieSharpe]

I appreciate your kind words 😇 I think I’ll be doing more of these style videos moving forward. It’s fun for me and ties in well with all the other socials.

[@Amsrerdam1]

Thank you for geeking out on topics around running injury, rehab and prevention. You are so good at summarizing and explaining complex concepts in simple ways. Keep up the great work! 🎉👍

[@RunSmarterwithBrodieSharpe]

This means a lot 🥹 thanks for your support 👏

[@qigong1001]

Similar thing with neck/cervical disc issues. You see these MRI's and common to see what looks like pathology, but functionally fine.

[@RunSmarterwithBrodieSharpe]

Very true. And very important people learn so thanks for sharing your comment 👏

[@Aley676]

Could you do a video on marathon training programs? Im trying to find a good sub 4hr marathon training plan but its so hard to know if your picking the right run, starting to early, to late (6months, 20week, 16 week programs) etc. Any advice on a training program that you can trust would be good

[@RunSmarterwithBrodieSharpe]

Thanks for showing interest! If you go to my channel playlists I have a marathon training section for you to binge. You will find all the bits and pieces there. 👏 good luck with your training!