Why is being Pigeon Toed bad?!


Question: I'm pigeon toed and I've tried to force myself to walk with my straight since I was a kid but I just can't keep it up. Its most comfortable for me to walk and stand with my toes pointing in. So thats what I do. I just kind of gave up..haha

Why do people try to "fix" pigeon toed kids and stop them from walking that way?

I've been made to feel like there is something wrong with me my whole life, but I've never had any medical issues from being pigeon toed. I don't have knee, hip or foot problems. Its very unconfortable for me to point my feet outward so I can't see how thats better for me.

Have you ever had any problems from being pigeon toed? or know someone who has?


Answers: I'm pigeon toed and I've tried to force myself to walk with my straight since I was a kid but I just can't keep it up. Its most comfortable for me to walk and stand with my toes pointing in. So thats what I do. I just kind of gave up..haha

Why do people try to "fix" pigeon toed kids and stop them from walking that way?

I've been made to feel like there is something wrong with me my whole life, but I've never had any medical issues from being pigeon toed. I don't have knee, hip or foot problems. Its very unconfortable for me to point my feet outward so I can't see how thats better for me.

Have you ever had any problems from being pigeon toed? or know someone who has?

i got this problem.. they tried to put those shoes on me.. and my young parents decided is wasnt cool and didnt make me wear them. Youll notice you go threw shoes alot faster.. the sides to the shoes will wear out faster!! plus i have weak ankles from it. The doctor says its a problem actually in your hip bones somewhere! so ? I can see now at 30 .. i can feel things pop.. and can feel the weather a comin! but .. its just something to live with.. just wear shoes that suppose your feet!!

my brother had it and got corrective shoes at 5yo makes it hard to run and skate

my cousin is pigeon toed and it caused his big toes on both feet to become malformed. he developed something along the lines of club feet, and he walks on the sides of his feet now. he has to wear these special shoes with big toes in them, almost like clown shoes or something. but, he can run really fast--in high school he was in track and cross country and did fairly well. also, he tap dances alot and i think this has been a good therapy for him.

Pigeon toeing can cause problems because it puts an unnatural stress in your knees and hips. In normal hips, the hip is connected to the thigh bone(femur). The thigh bone twists forward (torsion) and connects to the lower leg bone (tibia). This connects to the ankle bone (talus) that disperses pressure.
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What it comes down to is that your thigh bone is twisted a little too far inward. This causes the knee joint to be a little twisted inward also (hence the pigeon toeing at the foot). This can cause problems later because the cartilage is not lined up with bony prominences, and can cause too much wear and tear on the joints.





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