Holistic ways to correct bow legs

Holistic ways to fix bow legs

Bow legs are a condition commonly observed in babies, due to the vast amount of time that children spend in a fetal position within their mother's womb. In most cases, as soon as a child is born, their leg bones should automatically begin to straighten up. 

By the age of around 3 or so, the signs of bow-shaped legs often disappear entirely. In certain cases, however, genetic disorders, dietary deficiencies, or various other factors may mean that a child might fail to outgrow this condition. 

Even past the age of 3, these children may continue to walk bow-legged and show some difficulty while doing so.

In such cases, it becomes very important to start treatment as soon as possible so that you can improve their condition, or at the very least prevent it from worsening. 

Some common methods for treating bow legs are exercise while wearing specially designed medical braces, and surgical intervention. Here's where we discuss how these treatment methods work, and how you can make the best of them to straighten bow legs.

Time to brace yourself

Bow legs are best treated during a child's early years, while his body and bones are still developing. This is especially true if you're considering the use of medical braces, shoes, or casts as a way of physically straightening bow legs. 

Of course, there are similar devices available for adults that are specially designed to help reduce joint pain and other bow leg symptoms. These can be very useful in the sense that they offer much-needed support for physical activity, exercise, and general daily movements.

Going under the knife for bow legs

For many people with bow legs, surgery is an option they'd prefer to avoid- and for good reason. Surgery is actually quite an unnatural way to correct bow legs, and it can involve a great many risks. 

Consider the risk of infection alone! People are usually more willing to try all the non-surgical interventions available before opting for surgery, and holistic cures like nutritional supplements and exercise can be extremely effective. 

In certain serious cases, however, such as those where bow legs have been left untreated for a long time, surgery may be necessary and important. Known as osteotomy, the surgery to straighten bow legs first involves determining where the leg attains proper alignment, then realigning the knee and ankle joints along the same plane.

Physical exercise for bow legs!

Exercise is a powerful way to quite easily take care of the symptoms of bow legs in a way that other treatment methods might not. To put it simply, exercise is the ultimate holistic cure for bow legs. There are special exercises that specifically target balance, posture, and core strength, all of which are key to helping you straighten your bowed legs. 

Since bow legs sometimes prevent you from using your legs in activities such as sport or exercise, it's not uncommon for the condition to contribute to weakness in the joints and muscles responsible for movement. 

Because of this, it's important to be proactive about doing exercise so you can avoid entering a vicious cycle in which your muscles degenerate and the condition worsens. This is why regular physical exercises such as calf raises and squats can prove vital in improving and straightening bow legs.