Born with X-shaped legs, also known as knee valgus, its corrective treatment mainly includes corrective exercises, orthopedic braces and surgical correction.
1. Corrective exercises: the purpose of corrective exercises is to strengthen the leg exercises, so that the strength of the inner thigh muscles can be strengthened, and the calf triceps muscles can be frequently exercised, such as straight leg raising, knee bending and adduction, shuttlecock, etc., and the persistence of the exercises can achieve a certain effect.
2. Orthopedic support: Orthopedic support includes orthopedic splint, orthopedic belt, orthopedic insole, etc., which can stretch and correct the ligaments at the joints, so as to achieve the purpose of improving the joint deformity.
3. Surgical correction: For serious deformity, non-surgical treatment is ineffective, usually need to perform surgical treatment, such as osteotomy and orthopedic external fixation, “8” steel plate technology and other surgical methods.
If you are born with X-shaped legs, you need to go to the hospital as soon as possible, the doctor according to the specific conditions, to develop individualized diagnosis and treatment plan, including the treatment of the cause of the disease, there are patients with primary disease, you should first treat the primary disease such as rickets, in order to avoid delaying the condition.