Posts Tagged ‘funnel chest’

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 time  P.E people:P if anyone is reading

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.