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Pectus Excavatum Exercises – Dumbbell Pullover , improve chest appearance

Pectus List — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 07:54:21 +0000

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

Pectus Excavatum Insurance & Surgery Support

Pectus List — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 07:42:05 +0000

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

Pectus List — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:40:15 +0000

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.