SURPRISE: RUNNING PROBABLY DOESN’T BRING ON ARTHRITIS I regularly run (actually jog).  And I have arthritis. But I don’t have it in my hips or knees where I think I’d have a long-term effect from pounding streets and sidewalks over many years. However, I do have arthritis in my hands—which, of course, isn’t caused by running—and to a lesser extent in my feet and lower back. And yes, I wonder how long I can maintain jogging into the future before I do develop arthritis in my hip and knee joints. Thus, a recent post in Harvard Health caught my eye...