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Hello, hope all your training ist going great.
At the moment I am researching into a problem I encountered while teaching standing Qi Gong to a friend.
She suffers from x-shaped legs. It is not very severe, but enough to make standing postures difficult, as they strain her knees.
I suffered from this condition too, but my problems disappeared a long time ago during my Kung Fu years. I have so far not yet found much material on the condition, but I am still researching. (Well, at least none that talks about anything else than operations) The standing is doing wonders for her back, so it would be somewhat sad if she had to quit due to her knees.
Do you have any experience with that kind of condition? Any help would be very much appreciated. Thanks.
Hello there Markus, I saw this post a bit back.. but I wasn’t really sure I understood it (and wondered if another might jump in).. but no-one else yet, so… I’m not sure I get what “x-shaped legs” means…
is this referring to what could be called “knock-knees” – either like A) sort of a rotation inward of the knees- like a wing-chun type stance, but per the hip-jt distortion, and the inner-thigh ligaments.. so the patellas point-towards each other.. but per the fibular rotated in each leg.. or knees near each other in the middle- but ‘not’ the patella (knee-caps), but rather the inside of the knee-jt.. like the jt capsule in the knee collapsed on the ‘outside’ and thus loosened-larger on the inside…”? (this second case- if pressure down on their shoulder, or just their body-weight, does that seem to put torque on the knee? or can gravity be directed down through their skeletal structure/bones all the way to arch of foot? and thus be bouncey- in knee&hip?)I hope above might make sense- if either one, or likely if you intend a third-something completely different… would get “on the same page”
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just as a blanket assumption (usually I wouldn’t do that, but this one I feel solid about) to the degree that distortion in structure/shape and alignment of the skeletal and Connective-Tissue System (CTS)… that can be adjusted, ‘over-time’.. and especially the balancing and recalibration of the ‘centre’ of the jt-capsule-synovial fluids can (oft gradually) realign and morph into greater integration through this sort of work…) -the means-whereby, and how best for a student-practitioner to start to deal with it (where they are at, and their skill & what they can do).. but also the teacher-guide that is working with the student-practicer (thus what the instructor can do & their skill(s))I hope that adds something
My first though would be to focus gently on achieving the basic standing alignments without strain. Simply standing and sequentially building the leg alignments from the feet up can often form a good foundation for working on habitual misalignment. A good instructor ought to be able to guide a relaxed approach keeping within the 70% rule. If the condition is not readily accessible via basic alignments, then seeking medical advice would seem sensible. I’d also suggest she asks for guidance from an Energy Arts instructor, or similar, who knows how to adjust leg alignments using the ‘five rings’.
knees near each other in the middle- but ‘not’ the patella (knee-caps), but rather the inside of the knee-jt.. like the jt capsule in the knee collapsed on the ‘outside’ and thus loosened-larger on the inside…”? (this second case- if pressure down on their shoulder, or just their body-weight, does that seem to put torque on the knee? or can gravity be directed down through their skeletal structure/bones all the way to arch of foot? and thus be bouncey- in knee&hip?)This is an archived forum (read only). Go to our active forum where you can post and discuss in real time.