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Bow legs issue
I didn't had the bow legs from the childhood..it developed when I started doing gym then I started to notice that my knees doesn't touch when I keep my ankles close. So physiotherapy really helps and what can be the treatment.
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It is an acquired deformity.It can treated by active and passive exercises of lower limb. You can wear knee orthotic. Taping is also helpful in case of bow legs. You should continue with the physiotherapy.
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Yea I agree that a physio would assess your Q angle and look for any torsion or rotation of the tibia. Strengthening of hip and knee muscles help.
Many a times even foot position would also affect it. Shoe insert also could help in some cases.
In these cases Physiotherapy can help. A proper assessment is required.
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Yes it definitely can help. Since it is from a long time it will eventually be relieved if you start working on strengthening your quadriceps muscle. For that you can do half squattings ( start with 7 repetitions). Also you can use hinge braces for support if you feel that the gap is extremely huge.
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You can start with quadriceps strengthening while sitting on a chair or bed. You can perform isometric exercise by pressing your knee downwards on bed in a sitting position with legs straight (hold for 5 seconds with 10 repetitions). It will really help in reducing gap between the knees. Strenthening a muscle is not easy it takes time so you can gradually increase the repetitions after a week or two. After a week do check for progress so that the exercise protocol can be progressed
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Do not perform full squats as it will furthermore increase the gap between the knees
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