Posts Tagged ‘carinatum’

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.

PE_before

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

Pectus Excavatum Exercises – Dumbbell Pullover , improve chest appearance

Sunday, June 28th, 2009

A great exercise to try when your at the gym or have a dumbbell at home. Its the dumbbell pullover

Its a great exercise to

- Work tight back muscles due to pectus excavatum

- Expand the rib cage and push out sternum

- Strengthen Chest muscles surrounding sternum

- Helps to bring in flared ribs

You can either do the exercise with a swiss ball or using a normal flat bench and if you have no equipment doing it on the floor is also fine.

Steps

1. Lie your back down on the swisse ball or flat bench

2. Stabalize your legs and core to avoid injury

3.  Grab the dumbbell and keep your arms straight at all times

4. Start with your hands straight up in the air, then lower until your arms are inline with your spine try to go lower than that.

5. Concentrate on lowering the dumbbell slowly and pulling it up in a controlled manner

DBPullover

Pectus Excavatum Insurance & Surgery Support

Sunday, June 28th, 2009

To help support your decision to get the surgery the main things apart from a basic GP/Doctor referral you need are

1- CT Scan of the chest / chest wall
2- Echocardiogram
3- Pulmonary function studies
4- detailed note from your family physician on any significant past medical problems including your cardiac, respiratory and genetic history.

The best way to get insurance cover is to make them see the surgery as a neccessary procedure and not just for cosmetic reasons as most doctors consider it these days.

Welcome to Pectus List Blog & Information Page

Tuesday, June 16th, 2009

Hello all my fellow pectus excavatum and carinatum people , I started this blog to discuss all this pectus excavatum related including

- Surgery
- Pectus Excavatum Exercises
- Homemade Correction Devices
- Growing up with Pectus excavatum
- Finding a Pectus Excavatum Surgeon

I also update a doctor list for pectus excavatum surgeons and doctors around the world to help people find a specialist near them. You can reach my regular page by simple going to www.pectuslist.com

I will make my second post soon discussing how I made a homemade brace to help push my flared ribs in with a few easy things you can buy off ebay.:) I have already written quite a few articles on pectus excavatum exercises, getting insurance cover , finding a doctor and many more there are link on the right hand side.