Can Yoga correct funnel chest

Update Date: 2024-01-09 Source: Network

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Pectus excavatum is a congenital disease, mainly chest depression, the children of a friend's family have such a disease, the following to introduce yoga can correct pectus excavatum?

Can Yoga correct funnel chest

First, pectus excavatum is a congenital disease with a family history. It is reported that the ratio of male to female is 4:1. The incidence of funnel chest is 2.5% in family history, while in patients without family history, the incidence rate of pectus excavatum is only 1%. Pectus excavatum is a progressive disease, which may exist at birth, but it is often found by parents after several months or even years.

Secondly, some people think that pectus excavatum is caused by the discordant growth of ribs, the lower part is smaller than the upper part, and it is formed by squeezing the sternum backward. Some people think that it is because the diaphragmatic fibers attached to the lower part of the sternum and xiphoid process in front of the diaphragm and pulled the sternum and xiphoid process backward too short in the central tendon of the diaphragm. Through the practice of yoga can not correct funnel chest, such a situation needs to go to the hospital for examination, according to their own condition for surgical treatment.

Finally, pectus excavatum can be treated by operation. The basic principle of Ravitch operation and modified Ravitch operation is to remove the deformed costal cartilage, wedge cut the sternum and use various methods to re fix the sternum. The difference is that the number of ribs removed by modified Ravitch operation is reduced. However, minimally invasive surgery can be performed now, and rehabilitation methods should be paid attention to after treatment, which is particularly important for recovery.

matters needing attention

Pectus excavatum is a kind of genetic disease, there is no good prevention method, just in peacetime through reasonable methods to prevent the severity of the disease, in daily life should be regular, especially pay attention to the usual sitting, standing, walking posture.