In this month’s issue of American Journal of Sports Medicine there is brand new research deta'ling how people get runner’s knee pain and what you should look for to prevent it before it happens.

I know this is very important to millions of people who love to run, but end up feeling some type of knee pain after starting back up.

Darin Padua, Ph.D say that the type of people more susceptible to suffering from runner’s knee "generally have weaker quads and hamstrings." He goes on to say, "As a result, they don’t bend their knees as much when doing task, such as running or jumping. That means the contact area between the kneecap and the femur is smaller, so pressure is focused and pinpointed on a smaller area."

The good news is that by incorporating some flexibility and strength training to balance out your thigh muscles, as well as strengthen the arches of your feet you may be better able to run pain-free.

Source: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill