Physical Therapy

Patients with pectus excavatum benefit from building their chest and back muscle strength prior to surgery. This helps improve the cosmetic appearance of the chest and helps with optimizing posture. These exercises may help slow the progression of their chest wall depression. Your team will provide you with a dedicated handout of exercises at your consultation visit. Having your child work with a personal trainer at school or a local gym can also be beneficial.

After surgery, your care team will recommend physical therapy exercises to do at home to work on stretching and range of motion, and to slowly begin building muscle strength after surgery. You will be provided with a dedicated handout of exercises that are recommended after Nuss surgery.