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A member asked:
Hey running on treadmill causes future knee problems is it so ? am using nike lunar ion series of shoes and i almost run for 2.5 kms daily
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No: It's not normal. The pain can be from various condition such as over pronating to genu valgum to patellar tendinitis. Sometimes simply adjusting the inclination angle helps. See a podiatrist for eval.
Answered 4/20/2013
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