Research carried out had found that intensive soccer practice may lead to a higher rate of bow leggedness amony fooball stars of the future. The research carried out in belgium looking on more than 500 young football players even in England, Spain and other rest of the world.
They found that, compared to the normal population, these are far more likely to have growth deformation in their knee joints. A lot of children including teenagers are training everyday whether it's down to pushing parents or not.
Mr Simon Roberts, an orthopaedic surgeon said that having bowlegs mean that the patient stands with feet and ankles together, but the knees remain apart. Severe cases may requires surgery, although other treatments, such as wearing special shoes may provide answers in some children. In the mild form noticed in the belgian study, it's not a major handicap- but doctors believe, that it renders the players to more vulnerable to more serious injuries during their playing careers.
The study found that not only did the incidence of bowlegs increases as the children got older, but so did the degress of deformation. The players with bow legs may also be significantly more prone to problems with knee ligaments such as anterior cruciate femurs which can devastate a playing career.
There is also some evidence that people with bow legs may be more likely to develop Osteoarthritis later in life. Mr. Simon Roberts at Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital near Oswestry, said that a link between intensive training and bowlegs has not been noticed before. He said, there are a number of other problems- a number of young players develop stress fractures in the Spine bones. A lot of these childrens are training everyday- whether it's down to pushy parents or not and perhaps playing three or even four matches at the weekend. There is quite a bit of evidence that overtraining can lead to increased risk of serious injuries. These are reasons why world football clubs are resting some players especially the star players to prevent unexpected injuries like Chelsea manger Conte rested Morata and others during Carobao game. If you're not a player, then regulate your playing days

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