@instituteofhumananatomy: "Running ruins your knees" is a myth, and the science doesn't back it up. 🦵 Osteoarthritis gets called "wear and tear," so people assume running causes it. But there's no solid evidence for that, and many people with knee OA can still run. Even better: exercise doesn't make arthritis worse. Low to moderate movement is safe for cartilage. The real risk factors? Age, obesity, past injuries like meniscus or ACL tears, and alignment or muscle imbalances. Motion isn't the villain. Unaddressed problems are. 👉 Explore our Foundations of Human Anatomy course, link in bio. #LearnOnTikTok #TikTokLearningCampaign #osteoarthritis #kneeanatomy #anatomy #humanbody #arthritis #anatomyandphysiology #medstudent #iohaanatomy

IOHA

Open In TikTok:

Region: US

Wednesday 19 August 2026 23:02:08 GMT

35273

2682

Music

Download

No Watermark .mp4 (8.6MB) Watermark .mp4 (8.07MB) Music .mp3

Comments

Isaac :

I tore my ACL. Can you show me where that is? what it does?

2026-08-20 23:37:45

user78811392272 :

Now there goes my excuses

2026-08-19 23:18:23

103

Jamie Mason6 :

I laugh at people who say running is bad for your joints. Humanity evolved as persistence hunters to run continuously for hours hunting prey. A few hundred years of not running down prey wouldn’t change that.

2026-08-20 20:23:58

Caro Arch :

Move it or lose it

2026-08-20 13:21:00

Jessie c :

So is that the same with the spine when they go you have wear a tear? On a recent mri it says I have facet joint hypertrophy on a few levels

2026-08-20 07:42:44

Nektaria Markaki author 🍉 :

I have rheumatoid arthritis since I was 9 years old (i am 46 now) and the only time I feel NOT in pain, is when I exercise...always moderate, never pushing too far, and always walk as much as you can.

2026-08-20 10:08:50

Victor g :

It’s also inflammation

2026-08-31 00:06:55

OSONO 🐘 BA 💙 :

My favourite scientist

2026-08-19 23:14:22

mrniceguy :

What I suggest is wear a knee support if you are running long distances regularly. It has helped me a lot.

2026-09-04 00:03:54

RN MUJIB🇺🇬 :

thanx for the information

2026-08-20 15:38:10

ʀ̶ :

.

2026-08-19 23:05:31

To see more videos from user @instituteofhumananatomy, please go to the Tikwm homepage.