Can crooked legs be corrected? How to correct crooked legs?

Who doesn't want to have straight legs? Unfortunately, my legs are not straight at all and are bent inward. Can I correct my legs? How can I correct my legs?

If the leg shape is only slightly deformed, it can be corrected by wearing a brace. If it is serious, you should go to a regular medical institution to cooperate with the doctor for a physical examination and X-ray examination to clarify the condition of the leg and choose the appropriate treatment method according to the situation. Surgery can grind the bones or replace the joints to improve the leg shape and correct it.

1. Children: Children under one year old, especially those with knee bow, that is, knee varus or knee valgus, can generally be corrected by manual massage or by wearing a brace to correct the force line of the lower limbs. Since children's ligaments are more flexible, conservative treatment can often achieve ideal results.

2. Adults: If varus or valgus occurs in the knee joint in adults, surgical treatment can generally be considered, including osteotomy of the distal femur or proximal tibia to correct the force line.

3. Elderly people: If elderly people suffer from knee varus or valgus due to degenerative osteoarthritis, they can generally consider artificial joint replacement surgery to correct the force line.

1. Sitting posture

When sitting down, avoid crossing your legs, sitting cross-legged or kneeling in incorrect sitting postures, as these will change the shape of your legs in the long run.

2. Standing posture

When standing, the center of gravity is on the two soles of the feet, and do not always put the force on one leg while the other leg is in a relaxed and resting posture. This standing posture pushes the knee joint outward, and over time, the legs become O-shaped, which becomes more and more serious.

3. Sleeping position

Many people have the habit of crossing their legs when sleeping. This posture will cause the knee joints to stretch outwards, and the shape of the legs will change over time. You should change this sleeping posture to reduce factors that are not conducive to the shape of your legs.

4. Walking posture

Incorrect walking posture will also affect the shape of your legs. You must learn the correct walking posture. The correct walking posture requires you to stand up straight, keep your back straight, look straight ahead, swing your arms naturally on both sides of your body, step forward with your toes pointed straight ahead, and walk evenly. The correct walking posture requires long-term persistence and cannot be abandoned halfway.

5. Do the clamping action

Straighten your legs and squeeze your knees tightly. Do this 5 times a day for 15 minutes each time. This action can correct the shape of your legs and exercise your legs. Doing it regularly can slim your legs, especially tighten the thigh flesh. You can do this while waiting for a bus or watching TV.

6. Diet

Especially for children, whose bones have not yet taken shape, it is necessary to ensure that children can take in enough calcium for the body's needs in order to strengthen their bones and allow their legs to grow normally.

7. Exercise

Some sports, such as football, martial arts, and table tennis, may change the shape of your legs. This is because incorrect postures cause the knee joints to be subjected to outward force, leading to O-shaped legs. Many athletes have O-shaped legs, so everyone should master the correct posture when exercising.

Normal leg shape

When standing normally, the ankles and knees can be close together, the legs are relatively straight and can be close to each other, and the leg shape is normal.

X-shaped legs

When standing upright normally, the knees can be brought together, but the feet cannot be brought together, and the legs are brought together to form an X. The bilateral knee joints are close together but the ankle joints cannot be brought together, and the distance between the two ankle joints measured at the same time exceeds 9cm.

X-shaped legs precautions

If you have X-shaped legs, you should pay special attention to whether you have valgus knees. Go to the hospital for medical treatment if necessary.

O-shaped legs

When standing normally, the feet can be together, but the knees cannot be together, and the knees are spread outward, which is O-shaped legs.

Characteristics of people with O-shaped legs

Boys usually have O-shaped legs, especially those who like to play football must pay special attention to whether they have O-shaped legs.

XO type legs

When standing normally, the area above the knee is normal, but the gap between the calves is too large. This type of leg is called XO-type leg, and the calves generally look bent.