Bow legs correction : Bow Legged

On April 17th, 2010 Lady Said:

I’ve heard a lot of horror stories about this clinic if you do a good search you can see for yourself.

On June 17th, 2011 Sherry Said:

Is there a implant that can be a cosmetic cure for bow legs?

On July 8th, 2011 Jane Said:

Sherry, what do you mean by implant?
You can exercise your lower legs and build calf muscles.
Cycling helps but takes longer to take affect.
Place your feet on edge of stairs. Then raise yourself by standing on your toes and lowering with your heels hanging over the edge of stairs. Lower the heels and then slowly raise. Do this every day – at least twice a day. Do about 10 slow raise/lower on the stair. It will probably take about a month. You will see results!

On July 10th, 2011 Shelley Said:

@Sherry/@Jane – I don’t know if exercise will help. In my case it didn’t, and since my problem is because of the bone structure – surgery is probably the only real solution for me (at least this is what I understood from my doctor).
@Sherry – maybe you should ask a doctor about your specific case and see what can be done for you.

On January 18th, 2013 Hazel Shepherd Said:

Normally, an infant is born with bowed legs. Over time, the leg alignment will correct and usually straightens out by about eighteen months of age. By the time the child is three to four years old, he or she will normally develop a knock-kneed alignment. The technical term for this is genu valgum (valgus/valgum = angles out). This genu valgum will then correct somewhat by the age of five to six years old, leaving the normal adult alignment of slight genu valgum (slight knock-kneed).Listed above are the mean ages for these changes to occur so half of the children will correct their bowing earlier and half will correct it later. Occasionally, the bowing never fully corrects. That is why some adults have bowed legs. So you can see, there is a wide range of normal when looking at bowed legs. Physiologic bowing does not require any treatment other than observation for correction as the child grows.

On April 23rd, 2013 Dillon Clarke Said:

The initial treatment for infantile Blount’s disease is bracing , usually for a period of up to one year to determine effectiveness [Figures 3 & 4]. Standard bracing protocol involves use of a brace during waking hours with the knee in full extension during weight bearing. If gradual correction does not occur, surgery may be recommended. Results of surgery are much better before age four than after, when the recurrence rate of bowing goes up.

On April 26th, 2013 Eliseo French Said:

b) Mal alignment of a joint – People with bow legs and knock knees are at risk of getting arthritis at an earlier age. Even people with small degrees of bow legs can develop knee pain as shown on loading experiments in cadaveric knees.

On May 19th, 2013 Lula Y. Shannon Said:

Normally, an infant is born with bowed legs. Over time, the leg alignment will correct and usually straightens out by about eighteen months of age. By the time the child is three to four years old, he or she will normally develop a knock-kneed alignment. The technical term for this is genu valgum (valgus/valgum = angles out). This genu valgum will then correct somewhat by the age of five to six years old, leaving the normal adult alignment of slight genu valgum (slight knock-kneed).Listed above are the mean ages for these changes to occur so half of the children will correct their bowing earlier and half will correct it later. Occasionally, the bowing never fully corrects. That is why some adults have bowed legs. So you can see, there is a wide range of normal when looking at bowed legs. Physiologic bowing does not require any treatment other than observation for correction as the child grows.

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