Why are the legs easily deformed when you get older Why are the legs not as straight as they used to be As we get older, some people find that their legs are not as straight and slippery as they were when they were younger, and wear some clothes that show more leg shape, and how they look is not good. We have also seen some elderly people whose legs are a letter O or X shape from the front, and whose legs have been deformed very badly. How to determine the degree of deformation of your legs Why are your legs deformed? If the force lines of both lower extremities were normal when you were young, and your legs are not as straight as they were when you enter middle age, it is likely that osteoarthritis is at work! Osteoarthritis is a series of inflammatory diseases caused by the degeneration of bones and joints that produce mutual wear and tear. There is articular cartilage between the joints in our legs, which is very smooth and has a normal thickness of about two millimeters. As we age, the articular cartilage becomes thinner with long-term wear and tear. If the articular cartilage wears down severely it can cause deformities in the legs and even prevent normal walking. Therefore, although osteoarthritis starts from the articular cartilage, it affects the entire joint structure, including the subchondral bone, ligaments, synovial membrane, joint capsule and extra-articular muscles, and eventually results in joint deformity and loss of function due to total loss of articular cartilage. According to statistics, the incidence of osteoarthritis in China currently exceeds 10% of the total population, and the incidence increases with age. There are significantly more women than men with the disease. Leg deformation in the elderly, generally more knee inversion than knee valgus, that is, more O-leg than X-leg recession. Due to the structure of the human body, the weight is mainly on the medial side of the knee joint when walking, so the wear and tear on the medial side is relatively severe. In addition, as the elderly get older, their bones become osteoporotic and gradually collapse medially. This is why there are significantly more elderly people with inward knees than those with outward knees. Is there a good way to improve it? Osteoarthritis is a “degenerative” disease with irreversible and progressive pathological changes. This means that the older you get, the more severe the osteoarthritis becomes. Therefore, if you notice a slight deformity in your leg now, it is important to pay attention to it because it will get worse as you get older. Exercises can be done to relieve symptoms, stabilize the knee joint and reduce pain: 1. Reclining single-leg exercise Lie flat, left leg flat, right leg raised slowly, knee joint kept straight, hold for 10-15 seconds, rest for 10 seconds, a group of 10 times, alternating between left and right. 2, lying double-legged exercise lying down, both legs raised, slowly do the movement of pedaling bicycle, the slower the more effective, 15 to 20 times for a group. 3.Sitting leg lift exercise Sit in a chair, slowly lift one leg to stretch flat, keep about 7s to put down, 5~10 times for a group. Alternate between left and right.