Chigworthy
07-24-2008, 12:35 PM
Dr. Steve, about 5 years ago (at age 26), I noticed my foot levitating off the bed. Literally, I was laying on my side, and noticed that the ball of the ankle on my lower leg was not touching the bed. I rolled over and the other one was the same. I think that I noticed because of the slight pressure that I felt in my knees from supporting the weight of my lower leg. I never noticed being bow-legged before, I don't ride horses, and I never wear leather chaps.
What could cause this "adult onset bowleggia"? A few years prior to noticing this, I had spent a lot of time working on my knees as a stone mason, and had developed bursitis in both knees from not using my kneepads religiously. My doctor informed me that my kneecaps are abnormally high on my knee, and this can cause problems. I haven't had a recurring incidence of bursitis since then. I did painfully suffer what I self-diagnosed as Iliotibial Band Syndrome when I was doing a lot of running on hard surfaces in 2006 (after the bowleg mutation). This was characterized by sharp pain and stiffness on the outer sides of my knees. Basically, my knees are made of balsa wood, twist ties, and nerve endings.
As far as the bowlegginess, I don't know that the slight curvature is getting more extreme, but the unpainful pressure in my lower knee when laying on my side seems to be getting more noticeable.
Also, is it possible to strengthen the muscles in your legs to help with assorted knee problems? Does glucosamine work? At 32, I already have a laminectomy in my back, and to avoid other lifelong chronic pain issues would be the bee's knees.
What could cause this "adult onset bowleggia"? A few years prior to noticing this, I had spent a lot of time working on my knees as a stone mason, and had developed bursitis in both knees from not using my kneepads religiously. My doctor informed me that my kneecaps are abnormally high on my knee, and this can cause problems. I haven't had a recurring incidence of bursitis since then. I did painfully suffer what I self-diagnosed as Iliotibial Band Syndrome when I was doing a lot of running on hard surfaces in 2006 (after the bowleg mutation). This was characterized by sharp pain and stiffness on the outer sides of my knees. Basically, my knees are made of balsa wood, twist ties, and nerve endings.
As far as the bowlegginess, I don't know that the slight curvature is getting more extreme, but the unpainful pressure in my lower knee when laying on my side seems to be getting more noticeable.
Also, is it possible to strengthen the muscles in your legs to help with assorted knee problems? Does glucosamine work? At 32, I already have a laminectomy in my back, and to avoid other lifelong chronic pain issues would be the bee's knees.