5 Weird Things Running Every Day Does to Your Body
But running is one of those sports that also gets a bad rap for being notoriously tough on the body, from knee injuries to pulled or strained tendons to lost toenails. If you’re new to running or a veteran of the sport, which of these maladies should you actually be concerned about? And what can you do about them? Here’s what the experts say: 1. Runner’s Knee Patellofemoral pain syndrome, also known as runner’s knee, tends to affect runners who try to do too much, too soon, according to Bert Mandelbaum, MD, orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist at Cedars-Sinai Kerlan-Jobe...