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Knees Not Pointing Straight - Issues/Fixes?
Posted on 11/30/23 at 1:16 pm
Posted on 11/30/23 at 1:16 pm
Hi...
I've recently started doing some basic weights. I was doing something that had me standing in front of the mirrors, and I noticed that my knee caps point outwards some. One knee more so than the other. I did some research, and I seem to have a normal stance, not varus knee or knock knees or pointing out feet. No pain or issues that I know of.
I read some things that say it can be tight leg muscles going up the side of my thighs to my hips. Anyone know how to straighten them?
I've started doing light leg presses and use one of those adduction/abduction hip machine too, so wondering if any leg workouts will help or make it worse.
Thanks!
I've recently started doing some basic weights. I was doing something that had me standing in front of the mirrors, and I noticed that my knee caps point outwards some. One knee more so than the other. I did some research, and I seem to have a normal stance, not varus knee or knock knees or pointing out feet. No pain or issues that I know of.
I read some things that say it can be tight leg muscles going up the side of my thighs to my hips. Anyone know how to straighten them?
I've started doing light leg presses and use one of those adduction/abduction hip machine too, so wondering if any leg workouts will help or make it worse.
Thanks!
This post was edited on 11/30/23 at 2:14 pm
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Posted on 11/30/23 at 2:28 pm to HagaDaga
I would go to chiropractor they can pop them back in place
Posted on 11/30/23 at 2:32 pm to HagaDaga
It’s called “knock knees”. Your kneecaps are basically crooked and misaligned. There’s a surgery that orthos can do to correct it but they only do it if the condition is already causing immense pain
Posted on 11/30/23 at 6:41 pm to HagaDaga
Why do you care? Is it causing pain?
And it’s definitely not called knock knees. It may be structural, it may be functional. Hard to tell without an exam. Go see a PT.
And it’s definitely not called knock knees. It may be structural, it may be functional. Hard to tell without an exam. Go see a PT.
This post was edited on 11/30/23 at 6:42 pm
Posted on 12/1/23 at 8:26 am to PTBob
Knock knees point in
This dude is bow legged or pigeon toed
This dude is bow legged or pigeon toed
Posted on 12/1/23 at 11:15 am to HagaDaga
Thanks to all reponses. I was having trouble finding examples, but finally found some that could help some. And for why I care?...not sure why that matters, but just wondering if its an issue I need to be concerned about. Especially since I've started to workout, including my legs, so don't want to make anything worse if its a potential issue. No current pain and didn't even notice until I was standing in front of the mirror at the gym. My patella isn't dislocated either.
The following is what I see as normal. Feet straight and knees straight above them. I'm not pigeon toed, as my stance is similar to the below, but my knee caps point outward (like in 2nd pic below).
Knocked knees is the one on the left, which is not my stance at all. Or maybe I'm on the path towards knocked knees and why I'm asking to see if I can prevent it. The one on the right is more similar in the way the knees don't line up above the feet like in the above pic.
For some reason this pic isn't showing up when I do the preview, so heres the link in case its not showing up - https://progressposture.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/maxresdefault-768x432.jpg
The following is what I see as normal. Feet straight and knees straight above them. I'm not pigeon toed, as my stance is similar to the below, but my knee caps point outward (like in 2nd pic below).
Knocked knees is the one on the left, which is not my stance at all. Or maybe I'm on the path towards knocked knees and why I'm asking to see if I can prevent it. The one on the right is more similar in the way the knees don't line up above the feet like in the above pic.
For some reason this pic isn't showing up when I do the preview, so heres the link in case its not showing up - https://progressposture.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/maxresdefault-768x432.jpg
Posted on 12/6/23 at 1:34 pm to HagaDaga
As long as it isn’t causing any pain you’ll be fine. Most people with knock knees don’t have any pain at all and it doesn’t affect their ability to walk, it just looks weird
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