knock knees
Legs that converge
Knock knees is a condition where the knees angle inward and touch or nearly touch when standing, while the ankles remain apart.
The opposite of bowlegs.
Medical term: genu valgum.
Common in young children and usually self-correcting.
She was teased about her knock knees as a kid.
Operation to fix abnormalities
- orthoticsWearable alignment devices
- physiotherapyTreatment restoring bodily function
- joint painAche at skeletal junctures
- muscle imbalanceUnequal strength between groups
growth plates · congenital · physical rehabilitation · bowlegs · rickets · vitamin D deficiency · calcium deficiency · obesity
Awkwardly tall and clumsy
- ungainlyLacking ease of movement
- awkwardLacking grace or ease
- clumsyLacking physical coordination
- inelegantLacking grace or refinement
gangling · self-conscious · insecurity · teasing · body image · pigeon-toed · bandy-legged
Correct relative positioning
- gaitLocomotion pattern
- biomechanicsScience of organism movement
- stanceStanding posture or viewpoint
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
symmetry · walking pattern · chiropractic · kinesiology · musculoskeletal · weight distribution · flat feet · core strength
Period of accelerated physical development
- childhoodLife's earliest phase
- adolescenceTeenage developmental stage
- pubertySexual development stage
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
growing pains · toddler · self-correcting · outgrowing · developmental stage · normal variation · skeletal development
corrective surgery
Operation to fix abnormalities
- orthoticsWearable alignment devices
- physiotherapyTreatment restoring bodily function
- joint painAche at skeletal junctures
muscle imbalance · growth plates · congenital · physical rehabilitation · bowlegs · rickets · vitamin D deficiency · calcium deficiency · obesity
gawky
Awkwardly tall and clumsy
inelegant · gangling · self-conscious · insecurity · teasing · body image · pigeon-toed · bandy-legged
alignment
Correct relative positioning
- gaitLocomotion pattern
- biomechanicsScience of organism movement
- stanceStanding posture or viewpoint
balance · symmetry · walking pattern · chiropractic · kinesiology · musculoskeletal · weight distribution · flat feet · core strength
growth spurt
Period of accelerated physical development
- childhoodLife's earliest phase
- adolescenceTeenage developmental stage
- pubertySexual development stage
maturation · growing pains · toddler · self-correcting · outgrowing · developmental stage · normal variation · skeletal development
- abnormalitiesmalformation, deformation, anomaly, birth defect, abnormal growth
- limb deformitiesbowlegs, bowed legs, clubfoot, hammer toe, hammertoe
- body traitsheight, weight, body shape, build, stature
- Physical Anomaliescleft lip, cleft palate, clubfoot, birthmark, heterochromia
- limb abnormalitiesamelia, polydactyly, missing limb, missing hand, missing fingers
- childhood ailmentschickenpox, measles, mumps, croup, ear infection