Can bent legs be straightened?
To straighten bent legs, adjustments can be made in standing or walking posture. Additionally, the use of braces or plaster casts is also an option, with a fixation period of at least half a year. Currently, movable braces are more popular, which allow normal walking without affecting knee joint activities. Using such braces for correction can achieve good results in straightening the legs.
The method of straightening bent legs depends primarily on whether the patient's epiphyseal line has closed or not. 1. If the epiphyseal line has not closed, custom braces can be used for fixation and correction. At the same time, systematic exercises, such as frog jumps, should be performed under the guidance of a doctor for recovery. 2. If the epiphyseal line has closed, surgical methods such as proximal tibial osteotomy or distal femoral osteotomy can be adopted. Postoperative fixation treatment is also required to achieve the correction purpose.
The reasons for leg bending may be related to knee joint degeneration, such as valgus or varus deformities. It may also be caused by congenital genetic factors. Once discovered, timely intervention and treatment are necessary.
Can bowed calves be straightened? First, it is important to determine the cause of the bowed legs, which may be due to O-shaped or X-shaped legs. For mild cases in the early stage, correcting poor posture can help straighten the legs, such as standing against a wall for half an hour every day and placing a book between the calves to assist in posture correction. For severe cases, wearing corrective braces can aid in correction, along with appropriate functional exercises of the thigh muscles to increase bone muscle strength and joint stability, such as squatting. Eating foods rich in quality protein and minerals in daily diets can increase bone density and strength, preventing bone deformation due to calcium deficiency.
