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I've attached a picture of me sat with my legs extended in front of me. As you can see, my right knee is rotated inward more than the left.
I think this is the root cause of some imbalances further up my body, so I was wondering how I would be able to correct this internally rotated knee.
###Cause###
About 4 years ago I hurt my right lower back doing bent over rows in the gym. I don't think I gave myself enough time to recover from this injury, so I took the injury with me to the gym and continued to lift weights.
I used to do squats, and I think I compensated for this injury awkwardly by turning my right foot outward as I squatted. This would cause my right knee to track inward instead of in the direction of my foot. I continued to squat like this for about 2 years, and I think that's what has embedded a muscular imbalance, causing the internally rotated knee.
I didn't know what I was doing at the time. Only now I realise, and so I haven't been squatting since.
###Other Effects###
I think walking around with this internally rotated knee has had some knock-on effects. For example:
- The right side of my pelvis has a tendency to rotate backwards in a relaxed stance.
- My right QL is usually tender.
- My left adductor and left inner hamstrings (semiten and semimem?) feel tight.
So my theory is that the knock-on effect goes like this:
internally rotated knee > pelvis rotation > muscle compensation due to the rotation
###My Questions###
1) Does this sound like it makes sense? Is this problem fixable?
2) If so, what exercises can I do to help correct this problem?
Any advice would be tremendously appreciated. I've had this problem for a while and it plays on my mind, as my body doesn't quite feel "balanced" like it should.
What do you think?
