Posts Tagged ‘flared ribs’

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