an update on my knee and some advice for the future please

seamus1979 · 07-26-2007, 02:03 PM

i saw a doctor last week and had a physio tonight in regards to my current knee problem
the doctor took some x rays and he told me my knee cap was coming out on the outer side of the joint
he said the physio would help me strengthen my ligaments and bring my knee back into position and hopefully i would not need keyhole surgery to correct things
ok
so i saw the physio tonight (who was fucking hot! but anyway)
she told me my problem was firstly i had over developed my outer thighs without working my inside thigh enough, thus my outer thigh is pulling me knee cap to the side
she also said my hips and hamstrings are way to tight
so ive been told to work my inner thighs more and to also concentrate on stretching more
she told me i stand in the squatting position with my toes pointing out and i need to try and bring my feet in more. she also said i walk flat footed
so help me cut through all this shit please
what can i do to balance out my thigh muscles and improve my suppleness
cheers fellas

Monger · 07-26-2007, 02:07 PM

Were you doing any thing in particular that caused an imbalance to begin with?

seamus1979 · 07-26-2007, 02:32 PM

well ive spent the last 12 years squatting and deadlifting
she said squatting develops the outer thigh but i need to concentrate on my inner thigh
i was finding alot of problems when i was driving. when my leg was in the bent position operating the clutch my leg would start to seize up after a while causing pain and i would have to stop my car and walk it off.

takeahnase · 07-26-2007, 02:59 PM

She told you to strengthen the inner thigh, but had no advice on how to strengthen it?

Fedoraba · 07-26-2007, 03:08 PM

Inner thigh huh?

Time to get bussey!

**Lusst** · 07-26-2007, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by takeahnase

She told you to strengthen the inner thigh, but had no advice on how to strengthen it?

I would have told her to get to work...

takeahnase · 07-26-2007, 03:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lusst

I would have told her to get to work...

Thrusting motions strengthen the glutes rather than the inner thigh. Only if you on the receiving end do you...well, whatever, I'm sure you know what you're talking about.

seamus1979 · 07-26-2007, 03:25 PM

dude im seriously not considering the adductor machine

JPC · 07-26-2007, 09:27 PM

She didn't mean the inner thigh. The inner thigh has nothing to do with patela tracking. She meant the inner quad, the vastus medialis. That teardrop shaped muscle on the inside just above your knee. Its a common problem. I've heard of light leg extensions recommended. Front squats would hit that area hard too. But don't take my word for it as i'm not a medical professional, get exercises from her to do.

oyaji poi · 07-26-2007, 10:01 PM

What about the Bulgarian Split Squat? Usually when it it mentioned it is for correcting imbalances, and is often promoted as hitting the "inner thigh" or whatever vastus medialis.

Find out what it is and ask your hot hot HOT physio chick/dude...whatever...