Your body function

We shouldn't exercise just to look good. We exercise for pleasure, we enjoy it and exercise brings us other benefits as well. And why do you exercise?

Well, today let's talk about the effects that exercise has on our bones. Physical activity or appropriate exercise prevents the development of osteoporosis (thinning of the bones). Bone is a highly vascularised tissue and dysregulation of the vasculature is associated with many bone diseases, such as osteoporosis or osteoarthritis. During life, bone ages due to an imbalance between bone formation and bone resorption (loss), which can lead to osteoporosis (thinning of the bones). Therefore exercise is also taken as prevention against these diseases.

Encouraging physical exercise during a child's growth increases the likelihood of bone accumulation and delays the onset of osteoporosis. Several studies show that physical exercise is associated with higher bone density and lower incidence of fractures The final bone mass is maintained despite ageing, and despite reduced physical activity in adulthood.

Therefore, exercise can also be considered as the best non-pharmacological treatment for pathological conditions such as osteoporosis, obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

Many patients come to our clinic with a knee pain. So we thought it would be nice to bring you closer to the knee joint 🦵🏻We cannot mention everything, so we have selected only some causes. In the picture you can see where the pain originates and in the text you can read what it actually means 🦵🏻
In Iliotibial Tract Syndrome, the pain occurs on the outside of the knee, mainly when running downhill or uphill ⛰, walking up stairs. The pain makes you stop the activity and you will suffer the next day. The iliotibial tract is a wide ligamentous band from the pelvis to the outside of the knee🦵🏻.Iliotibial tract syndrome is caused by excessive friction of the ligamentous band against the bony prominence on the outside of the knee. As a result, inflammation can occur, which is the source of pain😔.
In Chondromalacia (runner's knee, chondropathy of the patella) there is a damaged cartilage on the surface of the patella. This results in softening or malacia of the cartilage and damage to the surface of the patella.
Bursitis is an inflammation of the bursa. It is caused by prolonged mechanical overuse or injury of the bursa wall. (The bursa is designed to reduce friction and pressure in the area of the joint where the tendon or muscle passes over the cartilage or bone).
To be continued....