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I'm 18 and struggling with knocked knees (genu valgum) that cause pain when I walk. I really don't want surgery but the exercises I found online aren't helping maybe because I'm doing them wrong without guidance. What non-surgical options actually work for correcting knock knees?

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I'm 27 and have knock knees (genu valgum). Is there any way to fix this without surgery? I'm worried about how it affects me long-term and if exercises or braces could help

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**Rephrased Query:** My mom's MRI report for her right knee shows a complex grade 3 tear in the posterior horn of the medial meniscus, mild synovial effusion, and edema in the pre- and intrapatellar region. I'm really worried does this mean she needs surgery, or can a grade 3 meniscus tear heal on its own?

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