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What Causes Legs To Grow Inwards?
hello, i was wondering if you could help. My 16month old son has bowed legs. His feet are turning inwards when he walks. I took him to the gp and he was referred to orthopaedics at london guys hospital. They said that it was normal and would straighten by the time he turns two. I personally think it is getting wors. I massage his legs and feet everyday but i am not seeing any progress. People look at my son and everywhere i go i always get asked by someone who is being kind whether i give him vitamins or i have seen someone about it. I was hurt today when one child tried to copy how he was walking and he laughed. This is heartbreaking to see. Someone mentioned physiotherapy to me. D o you think that this is something i could try and look into. He is getting taller but i am not seeing any progress. thank you
Fri, 15 Jul 2016
Hello! Thank you for writing us here.
It's a congenital deformity called pes valgus or club foot. Don't massage or go for physiotherapy because it won't make any improvement. It would require a minor surgical procedure for the correct fixation of bones and the recovery would be within 4 to 6 weeks. I highly recommend you to see an orthopedic surgeon for this. Physiotherapy and massage would fix the bone because I've seen few patients who used to massage their limbs and now they cannot move them properly.
You can take your time and I highly respect your decision what to do next.
Best regards,
Dr Gunjan
It's a congenital deformity called pes valgus or club foot. Don't massage or go for physiotherapy because it won't make any improvement. It would require a minor surgical procedure for the correct fixation of bones and the recovery would be within 4 to 6 weeks. I highly recommend you to see an orthopedic surgeon for this. Physiotherapy and massage would fix the bone because I've seen few patients who used to massage their limbs and now they cannot move them properly.
You can take your time and I highly respect your decision what to do next.
Best regards,
Dr Gunjan
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