jaymeleec

I’ve been reading through this thread and I am relieved to see I’m not the only one with questions about my knees. I wouldn’t consider myself to have bad knees, but I know they can be sensitive. My alighnment is off for sure. I stand all day at work with my arms at shoulder hight or higher, and I also have a tendency to lean on my right leg with that leg locked. It is very easy for me to lock my knees, but when I do they look very hyperextended. I am also a little knock kneed. I’m wondering if some of the other people out here with hyperextension problems have knock knees as well? Strangly, I’ve noticed my cousin has the same problem, knock knees and hyperextension, so I have a slight belief it could be hereditary. To make matters worse…I also have a very high arch in my foot. LOL. So any way, to get to the point, I feel like I balance best when my leg is hyperextended being knock kneed because my knees meet closer in the middle which in turn puts more presure on the inside of my standing leg, which in turn puts more weight in my high arches on the inside so I’m not teetering on the outside. I’ve never felt like this could be right for my body, just like it never felt right to force my toes and heels together, but I balance better. I’m more concerned with alighning my body, so today in class I practiced pulling up on the knee until straight, and then going into my standing bow. It was a bit wobbly, but I fell out of it every time I hear “Jayme! Lock your leg!” I’m confused…Sorry this post is so long.