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what are ways to treat bowleggedness?

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Bowleg: Depending on the person's age, braces or surgery may be needed for correction.

Question 2

what are characteristics of bowleggedness?

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Description: One good description i read (bing dictionary) was "having legs that curve outward around or below the knee area".

Question 3

could bowleggedness in adolescents (ages 11-15) tend to increase?

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Yes for a period of-: Time. More in younger ages (like 11) than in older ages (15-17). 
Seeing an orthopod would help in determining this.
Good luck.

Question 4

what are treatment options for bowleggedness?

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Many: Bowed legs in a child may be normal posture and may not require treatment.  Some bowlegged children become bowlegged adults. Often increased pressure is placed on the inside of their knees. This may be to premature arthritis. If it is early in the disease, an osteotomy or bony realignment may help alleviate the pain. When the joint has become very damaged, a joint replacement may be necessary.

Question 5

what is bowleggedness?

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Genu Varum: Bow – leggedness is also called genu varum. It is a deformity in which the legs are so curved that if you stand with the ankles together, that the knees bow outward.

Question 6

in what way is bowleggedness corrected without surgery?

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Time: In children under two it self corrects with time. In older people...Important to see if there is an underlying nutritional deficiency contributing to bow leggedness. Bracing may help. Physical therapy may help. Acupuncture and chinese medicine can also help.

Question 7

please explain if it is possible to cure bowleggedness?

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Bowlegged: Consult an orthopedist for possible casting or surgery, depending on the degree of your problem

Question 8

is my overpronation and bowleggedness related to each other?

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Leg problem: The question is, which came first, the pronation or the bowleggedness. These two conditions seem to be inter-related. Each can make the other condition worse

Question 9

i have bow legs, is it a genetic ?

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It can be: Bowed legs can be genetic or developmental.... Older patients with arthritis will also develop bowed legs. The treatment depends on the cause and severity.   As a young person, bowed legs will predispose you to develop arthritis at a young age.

Question 10

why do some genetic syndromes    that cause hypermobility  include bow legs?

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Abnl collagen & bone: Hypermobility is often linked to an abnormality in the makeup of the collagen that is a significant part of the capsule/ligaments the contain a joint. The abnormal collagen often does not respond well to our routine surgicalattempts to tighten the native tissue. Likewise the ultrastructure of the bones in many genetic syndromes is also abnormal & unable to withstand the normal forces, thus bending.

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