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Does Massage Help To Cure Bow Legs In Child?

Hello Doctor,My daughter is 17 months old and is bow legged and little pigeon-towed,we have consulted couple of experts - pead as well as ortho and all have adviced that no action needs to be taken now.I have also been giving her vitamin d + cal granules for last 8 weeks but there has been no improvement.Do you think massage would help her in any way....
Mon, 11 Aug 2014
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Hello. I just read through your question. This is very common in children of this age. Typically, this issue resolves on it's own by age 3 years. That is why you doctors are saying that no action is needed just now.
Though there is no evidence that massage will help, it certainly can't hurt. It is, therefore, perfectly ok to do. However, this isn't something you need to be overly concerned with at this time as this is something that will most likely self correct by 3 years of age.
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Does Massage Help To Cure Bow Legs In Child?

Hello. I just read through your question. This is very common in children of this age. Typically, this issue resolves on it s own by age 3 years. That is why you doctors are saying that no action is needed just now. Though there is no evidence that massage will help, it certainly can t hurt. It is, therefore, perfectly ok to do. However, this isn t something you need to be overly concerned with at this time as this is something that will most likely self correct by 3 years of age.