training someone with knock knee

[the.gladiator1987]

been researching and saw that you should od deadlifts for the butt and hamstrings, since this wont hurt the knees at all. how about squats? what exercises can i do to get around this problem? maybe take them to the machine?the dreaded leg extension? lol


also, people with arthritis, is it ok for them to do squats? i wish i could learn all this stuff, im getting my bachelors in exercise science but that will take 4 years. any books i can get till then to help me out with this stuff? id like to know what to do for my clients when they ask and not to have to tell them i have to look it up.

 

[*ebony*]

how bad is their condition? age? level of fitness?

for "knock knees", i think they call it a Q angle. Some people are born with a greater than normal angle where the femur and the tibia (shinbone) come together at the knee joint. Women tend to have a greater angle here than men. i think thats what might give the appearance of curvier hips and so on. for this your want to do quad work since it would cause the knee to straighten which will strengthen the knees, which means more support and might alleviate and lesson their condition.

it really would depend on the severity of their condition. you could train them anywhere from normal training to modify everything to have less impact on their joints(knees).

 

[the.gladiator1987]

how bad is their condition? age? level of fitness?

for "knock knees", i think they call it a Q angle. Some people are born with a greater than normal angle where the femur and the tibia (shinbone) come together at the knee joint. Women tend to have a greater angle here than men. i think thats what might give the appearance of curvier hips and so on. for this your want to do quad work since it would cause the knee to straighten which will strengthen the knees, which means more support and might alleviate and lesson their condition.

it really would depend on the severity of their condition. you could train them anywhere from normal training to modify everything to have less impact on their joints(knees).

she needs to lose about 30lbs. shes 20 something. she has dislocated it numerous times and then finally got it checked and her doctor said her tendons go from the outside of the leg to the inside of the knee, then back out.

i know deadlifts are good, and she can do the squats with a ball behind her against a wall. but she never goes down all the way because she says it hurts her knees.

SO i know i can deadlifts, and idk what else? wall squats with db's?

 

[*ebony*]

she needs to lose about 30lbs. shes 20 something. she has dislocated it numerous times and then finally got it checked and her doctor said her tendons go from the outside of the leg to the inside of the knee, then back out.

i know deadlifts are good, and she can do the squats with a ball behind her against a wall. but she never goes down all the way because she says it hurts her knees.

SO i know i can deadlifts, and idk what else? wall squats with db's?

i don't see why not to all those. throw in some lunges as well. i would make her do heavier lifts on the machines since its stabilized and risk is lessened...just to get things fired up and stronger. the inner and especially the outer thigh machine would be good. i'd think if the knees buckles in too much, you strengthen the muscles on the opposite side to keep them from going inward too much. the added muscle will give the needed support. maybe do some donkey calf raises to build inner calf muscle to balance things out.