Archive for July, 2009

Pectus Excavatum as you grow – Looking back at my Chest from when I was young

Saturday, July 4th, 2009

Looking back at photo’s of myself as a child I can barely see the sunken chest appearance at all, It just looked like a happy go lucky kid with a little bit of a pot belly:P too many mushy pee’s perhaps. but as you start to get older it definitely starts to develop more and will most likely become deeper.

During my teen years it became very obvious that my chest was different from everyone elses , it was made even more obvious as I was very skinny in my teens, and along with flared ribs it made my chest appearance really stand out.

So around my 20’s my chest pretty much came to a stand still , and it has remained in that state for some time. Its probably due to the fact that human bones are more malleable in your younger years and as you age they become stronger and more in place. This is why I guess they recommend surgery at a young age due to how bendy your bones can be.

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So still exercising to improve my P.E and wearing my Posture belt every now and then:)

Pectus Excavatum – Loosening tight back Muscles caused by sunken sternum – Broom Twists

Saturday, July 4th, 2009

I dunno If I’m the only person with pectus excavatum that has found my back muscles to be extremely tight, I actually have some severe stretch marks it look like I was beaten with a horse whip quite violently:P. No kidding people thought my parents had beat me up as a child but no no it was due to having pectus excavatum.

When you think about it the sunken sternum is an enormous amount of pressure on the front of your body which means it will pull your back really tight in order to come into your sunken sternum and depending on how severe your P.E is will relate to how tight or stretched your back muscles are.

The best thing I have found for relieving these tight back muscles, which really need to be loosened up for correct posture is to do some simple broom twists. This exercise is also great for bringing the flared ribs in. Basic stretches with a swisse ball will also greatly help your poor tight back muscles.

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until next timeĀ  P.E people:P if anyone is reading