Quantifying the Effects of Different Treadmill Training Speeds and Durations on the Health of Rat Knee Joints

Abstract Background Walking and running provide cyclical loading to the knee which is thought essential for joint health within a physiological window. However, exercising outside the physiological window, e.g. excessive cyclical loading, may produce loading conditions that could be detrimental to j...

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Main Authors: Jaqueline Lourdes Rios, Kevin Rudi Boldt, James William Mather, Ruth Anne Seerattan, David Arthur Hart, Walter Herzog
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-04-01
Series:Sports Medicine - Open
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40798-018-0127-2