Question: Hi, I have very weak muscles on my right leg. I was born with cerebral palsy (the whole right side of my body is weaker) so I guess that's the cause. But last year I hurt my right knee very badly many times (I was on my right side born with a bad kneecap which makes it easy for the kneecap to slips out of its normal position)... so my right leg is probably even weaker by now. Because of this I can't do daily activities like I used to, not even something as simple as going to the café, etc. My leg is so stiff and feels so weird, i have to move my leg every minute to get rid off the discomfort feeling. My whole leg is bad, down to my toes.

The biggest problem I have is that I can't sit, on chairs etc. I can only on the mornings sit for a few seconds then I have to stand up because it gets too uncomfortable, my leg feels too discomfortable... I feel discomfort from sitting/standing up.( on days/afternoons/evenings/nights my leg feel worse.. it feels slightly better on mornings only, but of course it still feels bad) Yesterday I took the flight with my mom, so I had no other choice than to sit...when we arrived to the destination, my mom had to help me up, it was impossible for me to stand up on my own, my leg is too weak/stiff for that.I can only stand up on my own if I sit just for a few seconds. I have even hurt my knee from just sitting, and I have also hurt my knee sometimes from standing up.

So if I'm not mistaken, the discomfort from sitting/standing.. and for sometimes hurting my knee (it slips out of its normal location, or its just a spraining) when I sit or stand up , is because of my weak muscles on my right leg. They might do a big knee surgery , but my leg muscles won't get any stronger from a knee surgery, so I guess that even after surgery I still will feel discomfort (and still have risks from hurting my knee) when sitting/standing, because of my weak muscles. Do you have any suggestions what I can do to get stronger leg muscles?

Thank you beforehand :) (I'm not sure if I did chose the right specialty, as I don't know if orthopedics has enough knowledge of weak muscles )

Hi, I have very weak muscles on my right leg. I was born with cerebral palsy (the whole right side of my body is weaker) so I guess that's the cause. But last year I hurt my right knee very badly many times (I was on my right side born with a bad kneecap which makes it easy for the kneecap to slips out of its normal position)... so my right leg is probably even weaker by now. Because of this I can't do daily activities like I used to, not even something as simple as going to the café, etc. My leg is so stiff and feels so weird, i have to move my leg every minute to get rid off the discomfort feeling. My whole leg is bad, down to my toes.

The biggest problem I have is that I can't sit, on chairs etc. I can only on the mornings sit for a few seconds then I have to stand up because it gets too uncomfortable, my leg feels too discomfortable... I feel discomfort from sitting/standing up.( on days/afternoons/evenings/nights my leg feel worse.. it feels slightly better on mornings only, but of course it still feels bad) Yesterday I took the flight with my mom, so I had no other choice than to sit...when we arrived to the destination, my mom had to help me up, it was impossible for me to stand up on my own, my leg is too weak/stiff for that.I can only stand up on my own if I sit just for a few seconds. I have even hurt my knee from just sitting, and I have also hurt my knee sometimes from standing up.

So if I'm not mistaken, the discomfort from sitting/standing.. and for sometimes hurting my knee (it slips out of its normal location, or its just a spraining) when I sit or stand up , is because of my weak muscles on my right leg. They might do a big knee surgery , but my leg muscles won't get any stronger from a knee surgery, so I guess that even after surgery I still will feel discomfort (and still have risks from hurting my knee) when sitting/standing, because of my weak muscles. Do you have any suggestions what I can do to get stronger leg muscles?

Thank you beforehand :) (I'm not sure if I did chose the right specialty, as I don't know if orthopedics has enough knowledge of weak muscles )

Thank you for the answer. I will eat more food with vitamin B12 and try oral muscle relaxants and exercise, I will also have Calcium and vitamin D3 levels checked and start with proper supplements. Thank you so much.

Thank you for the answer. I will eat more food with vitamin B12 and try oral muscle relaxants and exercise, I will also have Calcium and vitamin D3 levels checked and start with proper supplements. Thank you so much.