Bow Leg (Genu Varum) Remedies
Genu varum (also called bow-leggedness or bandiness), is a deformity marked by medial angulation of the leg in relation to the thigh, an outward bowing of the legs, giving the appearance of a bow. It is also known as bandy-leg, bowleg, bow-leg, and tibia vara. Usually there is an outward curvature of both femur and tibia. "Genu varum" is distinguished from Blount's disease because it involves both the femur and the tibia, while Blount's disease affects only the tibia with no femur involvement.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genu_varum
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08/13/2009: Tahiti from Monroeville, Pa: "Is there anything that a person can do or take, which is natural, to help cure bowlegs. I have been bowlegged all of my life and it seems to be getting worse with age. I am in my late fifties. Any and all information will be greatly appreciated!"
Replies[YEA] 09/06/2009: Lisa from Thousand Oaks, Ca replies: "Hi Tahiti,In my experience, I have corrected bow-legged people through Pilates. It has a lot to do with muscle weaknesses. Mostly, it has been young people- under 21 but I have seen one of the women I work with and have worked with for quite a few years completely correct her bow legs and she is in her mid- 40's. Mind you, you must be consistent with the work. I have been a ballet dancer all my life and have taught for 25 years now both ballet and Pilates. At any rate, you can purchase a Pilates ring and use that by squeezing it between your legs. There are various exercises you can do with it that can help. Perhaps you can find Pilates on the internet and see it being used. The main thing is that you must strengthen the muscles on the inner thighs because that is the imbalance causing the problems in your ankles and knees. Think of exercises to strengthen that area. I hope this information helps you."
09/06/2009: Tahiti from Monroeville, Pa replies: "Lisa, thank you so much for your reply. I have heard about Pilates, but never thought that it could be a remedy for correcting bowed-legs. I am most certainly going to get the ring and try it. What have I got to lose! ps-this is the best medical site that I've ever been on. Mad kudos to the inventors of this site and to everyone who has something positive to add!"
06/24/2011: Lady from Liverpool, Uk replies: "Hi I'm just wondering if using the Pilates ring made any difference to your legs?"
06/24/2011: Lisa from Thousand Oaks, Ca, Usa replies: "I have successfully turned bowed- legs around w/ a Pilates circle on others- a couple were grown women!"
07/20/2011: Jay from Cedar Lake, Indiana replies: "Which Pilates ring would you recommend? Could you possibly list some of the exercises as well? Thanks."
07/24/2011: Lisa from Thousand Oaks, Ca, Usa replies: "I would suggest a metal type Pilates ring. Stott Pilates makes an excellent one in two different sizes. I have noticed the ones in sporting goods stores are cheap and made of a type of plastic. Quite honestly, I think my dancers could break them! Anyway, I don't know if there are others that make the metal type. As for exercises, basically you just need to squeeze it and hold and strengthen all the inside muscles of the legs. That is how I have seen results though I do many types of exercises w/ the circle. You can find videos of using the circle as well. Hope this helps."
07/25/2011: Jay from Cedar Lake, Indiana replies: "Thank you so much Lisa. I greatly appreciate it. Sorry to be a pain, but do you have your clients perform a specific duration for the exercise?"
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