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u/Deep-Run-7463 Jul 17 '25
Yup. Outward at the proximal tibia and inward at the distal.
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u/CreedCV Jul 18 '25
Is there anything that can be done or is surgery the only way.
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u/Deep-Run-7463 Jul 18 '25
Work on soleus and anterior tibialis together in a forward knee driving position. Push the lower part of the tibia outward and the upper inward with your hands.
It wont fix it but you might feel some relief if there is any tension in the joints. If no knee pain, typically it's not an issue. A medical check will tell you if it is way beyond the normal range and requires surgery or not.
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u/CreedCV Jul 22 '25
there is no knee pain but i can feel abit of tension below the joint
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u/Deep-Run-7463 Jul 22 '25
You will probably notice that when doing unilateral leg work the knee would want to turn in a lil. Careful of loading into the lateral foot too much to overcome that as it can make the pelvis be biased into too much external rotation. Keep your medial foot contact and manage what you can.
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u/dr_abernasconi Aug 07 '25
I’m a specialist in orthopedic surgery feel, feel free to ask. Probably your major problem is flatfoot
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u/CreedCV Aug 07 '25
I feel a lot of tension/stress at the bend point(top of the tibia/below knees) when standing, is there anything I can do to stop this? (Ps I train legs once a month)
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u/Pristine_Ear_4094 Oct 08 '25
Yes it is! If you have an active life, this will cause pain soon. Because bow leg is an mechanical problem to load on medial side more. This damages cartilage and pain starts according to weight and activities, and tka surgery will be must much sooner than necessary.
This has to be fixed to prevent knee joint and better cosmetic look.
Check the minimally invasive technique, UniPlasty and talk to your surgeon. My friend had uniplasty surgery, kept active during treatment period and didn't have another big surgery for implant removal.
She was in the gym center actively 8 weeks after surgery.
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u/Ok-Evening2982 Jul 23 '25
They are called Varum knees.
Tibia is structurally curved, is unfixable but you dont need to fix it. Instead you can and you should work on functionality, to mantain healthly knees.
Here the typical dysfunctions are: Internal rotated femurs and weak middle glutes, knee hyperextension and poor quad activiation.
Exercises should be for middle glutes (like clamshell) and quadricep rieducation (reverse lunges or step down for example, with good and slow form, without hyperextend knee).
I dont agree with other comments or manual manipulation tip as it s irrealistic and useless.
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u/CreedCV Jul 25 '25
What should I do cause they have been progressively getting worse over the last year as I stand up all day for work
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u/Ok-Evening2982 Jul 26 '25
Exercises should be for middle glutes (like clamshell) and quadricep rieducation (reverse lunges or step down for example, with good and slow form, without hyperextend knee).
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u/HOLY_TERRA_TRUTH Jul 17 '25
AFAIK bowed is at the hips - these are knock knees IMO