Knock knees can be one of the reasons to be unfit for Indian army or Indian defence forces. If you have knock knees then you will be declared as unfit during ssb interview medical examination. This medical condition is very rare, but few candidates may have knock knees, also, sometimes candidates misunderstands about knock knees problem and take tension unnecessarily.
Let’s discuss what is knock knees and how it affects your medical extermination in ssb interviews.
What are knock knees?
Knock knees are deformities at the knee, in which knees of a standing person touches each others but not the ankles. In other words, in a normal standing position, a person with knock knees has gap between ankles but not between knees.
Do I have knock knees problem?
Most of the candidates are not aware of the procedure by which a medical officer check knock knees, so they just keep worrying by checking themselves in different ways. The correct way is to stand simply and keep very little gap(3 inches) between your ankles, check whether your knees are touching or no, even if it is touching a little, it is just normal. Real knock knees problem won’t let your ankles touch each other. Check the below picture for more clarity on this.
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Treatment and Exercise for Knock Knees
Knock knees problems basically starts from childhood and gets cured by its own as we start growing, but some of us do not get the proper development of bones which leads to knock-knees. This problem won’t let us to walk or run freely, which makes it a reason to be unfit for Indian armed forces. Candidates with little knock knees can start exercising and yoga to cure this problem, few of the exercise and treatments for knock knees are:
- Take vitamin D and calcium supplements, vitamin C supplements.
- Virasana, or hero pose, is effective in treating flat feet and knock knees.
- Keep a block between thighs and try to move your legs as close as you can, hold it for 3 mins, keep repeating.
- In a standing position, bring the legs 4 feet apart and stretch the arms out to the side. Turn the right toes to the right and deeply bend the right knee. Activate the arches and keep the right knee touching the wall. Hold for 30 seconds and repeat on the other side.
- For more on knock-knees treatment do refer: livestrong.com
Do not misunderstand this problem, hope this article clears most of your doubts you are suggested to consult a physician for proper care and treatment, this post is just for basic information on knock knees.
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ankels and knees both joint while standing at 45 degrees im scared of it
they dont joint while standing at attention position am i having that defficency ?
I tested my knok knee by 8 cm but it touch slightly
i have a gap of 1cm inbetween ankles is that acceptable?
Sir,
When I stand in attention position then my knee touch litely and for measuring the inter malleolar distance I lie down ona flat surface and touching my knees then I found the distance between of my both ankles are 4.95 cm’s …please tell me…I am going to attend the NDA 2020 (1&2) exam…
Admin I have heard that they check it By joining ur both ankles. Is it true? Are you sure? Please help me…I am getting confused.
Sir, my ancle stays 3 inches apart when i touch my knees with each other.. M i fit or unfit for ssb??
Please rrreply.. I have my ssb in November 2014 . so please reply soon.. 🙁
I am given unfit status over hallux valgus….sir please suggest me the treatment or chances of getting through it at AMB…
My knees touch to a little extent, and so do my ankles. Do i have a knocked knee? Please confirm.
Thanks.
sir i have 5 cm. gap in my knees… when i stand …ami fit or unfit….
nishi i am facing same problem, my ssb is for navy tech. when my ankles meet my knees meet a little. kindly guide me from your experience
Sir,
my brother is unfit in medical examination for Knock knee problem…i want a re-medical for after 1 month….for check this problem….so please advice …what i do for this situation…
exercises ??
treatment ??
any other option ?? pls help us…i will take on 1 month…so pls given to your suggestion …
this is very important for me & my brother,,,
jitender i am facing same problem, my ssb is for navy tech. when my ankles meet my knees meet a little. kindly guide me from your experience
sir,
Is this the way they check knock knee??? or does it (examination procedure for knock knee) vary from service to service (Navy/Army/Air force). Because one of my friend attended medical examination for a post in Army. He told that they ask us to keep both the feet parallel to each other and touching each other..if in that case our knees touch then it is identified as knock knees.Please need an serious advice.
Sir please reply me
Kya aap ki knock knee thik ho gaya ,agar ho gaya to kit nee din main please reply
Mereko defence main jana hee 😭😭😭
Same ques. I wanna ask , I don’t know whether I have knock knees or not , but when I stood up straight my knees just touch each other
relief sir… relief
chaitanya
does bone fracture at an earlier stage in life may be cause for rejection now ?
well sir the distance between my inner malleoli when knees touch is around a little more than 5cm,will i be rejected?please reply
Sir,
While standing straight, are we supposed to push back the knees as far as possible ? or are we to stop in mid-way ?
My knees touch when i push them back
Admin sir , after keeping distance of 3 inches b/w my ankels , the gap b/w my knees is of 3 inches.
Is it a condition of bow legs?
Pls reply
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knock knees can also be treated by:
1. Going for horse riding regularily if possible.
2. Tying a pillow with belt in between your knees and sleep at night.
Sir i feared i have knocked knees . But when i saw in picture given above . I come in normal category. I really thank you from the bottom of my heart. I have ssb on Nov 30. And i was really afraid for i thought i had knocked knees. Sir thank you very very much.
Feels good that it helped you, all the best for SSB 🙂
Thank you. 🙂
😭Same here ,I thought I wasn’t normal as my knees touch when I stood up straight with my ankles touching , but now quite relaxed …
Have u cleared your SSB ?? are u serving in Army ??
thanks admin it’s really very hlpful 4 us
sir can u tell me about lipoma having exeternal fats marks in body r they medically unfit????
Lipoma can be a reason, but depends on the scale. I don’t think external fat marks affect much.
Thanks a lot admin 🙂
Cleared all my doubts about knock knees 🙂
Glad that it helped you, keep visiting 🙂
sir my ankels and knees both joint while standing at 45 degrees im scared of it
they dont joint while standing at attention position am i having that defficency ?
Thanks you, how many medical examination you have attended??
2 medicals both for army
Oh My God…. Thank You Thank you…. You have no idea how scared I get before my medicals every time…. My friends always say that i have knock knees… But the surgicals always cleared me.. thank you for clearing my doubt…
Really Thanks a lot….. Every time I go for my medicals I get scared about these knock knees… But I never got medically unfit…. Thank you for clearing my doubt……