Researchers summarized studies of exercise and knee health and found different effects for individual joint structures at the knee. While exercise was associated with increased tibiofemoral osteophytes, magnetic resonance imaging results suggest that physical activity may increase cartilage volume and decrease cartilage defects.
Using this evidence of improved cartilage health, the authors propose that exercise may promote joint health.
Read the Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise study on knee joint health.
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