Walking in the inner figure of eight will often accumulate more pressure on the outside of the foot, thus increasing the chance of the outside of the foot contacting the ground, changing the original route of the foot contacting the ground and increasing the pressure on the joints. Over time, it will lead to the deformation and pain of the leg bones and form an O-shaped leg.
At the same time, you may suffer from osteoarthritis when you walk in the figure of eight. Osteoarthritis is a degenerative disease, which is caused by aging, obesity, strain, trauma, congenital joint abnormalities, joint deformities and other factors, such as degenerative damage of articular cartilage, reactive hyperplasia of articular margin and subchondral bone.
In addition, if you walk in a figure of eight, it means that the angle of your toes outward is too large, which will make your knees move outward and your legs become X-shaped over time, and even lead to knee pain and accelerate joint degradation.
Extended data
Correcting walking posture begins with correcting standing posture;
Correct bad walking posture, starting with correcting standing posture. You can check yourself in front of the big mirror at home. When you look in the mirror, you can't help but hold your head high. Then pay attention to keep the correct posture when walking, and don't lean or lean forward.
When walking, the correct posture should be: eyes looking straight ahead, head slightly raised, neck straight, chest naturally leaning forward, waist straight, abdomen in, buttocks slightly protruding backwards, and pedaling after walking focuses on the inside of metatarsophalangeal joint.
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