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Professional Male Athletes Struggle With Body Image Issues Too Hot

News Updated July 14, 2016 5744

Being plagued with body image issues and insecurities is currently more common than ever, impacting individuals of all shapes and sizes. However, one would think that professional athletes, with...

Cardiothoracic surgeon performs unusual surgery on elite athlete Hot

News Updated February 17, 2015 3723

From the time he was about 8 years old, Shahab Maslehati had been well aware that his chest was sunken. It had become more pronounced in adolescence, a time...

Munster's Wilson Beckman the Post-Tribune's Boys Swimmer of the Year Hot

News Updated December 05, 2016 3520

Bouncing back from trying circumstances is nothing new for Beckman. In eighth grade, he underwent surgery for pectus excavatum, a condition in which a person's breastbone is sunken into...

Does pectus actually give certain athletes a physical advantage? Hot

News Updated August 11, 2016 3451

The old swimming adage is that breaststrokers are born, not made. You often can look at a swimmer standing still and tell whether they are a natural fit for...

Wheeling Park Swimmer Mueller Overcoming Odds Hot

News February 26, 2015 3311

Mueller has what's known as pectus excavatum, or the ribs and sternum are growing abnormally inward. This produces a caved-in or sunken appearance of the chest. It can either...

Michael Mihuc discusses Cody Miller and life with pectus with local news Hot

News Updated September 01, 2016 3041

Our own Michael Mihuc disusses life with pectus with the local news. HTML5 video not supported by your browser ...

Hinsdale Central's Nick Midlash sets personal milestones after surgery Hot

News April 08, 2016 2930

Over winter break in December 2014, months before his sophomore track season, Hinsdale Central's Nick Midlash had surgery on his rib cage because of pectus excavatum, a condition in...

Junction City teen holding softball clinic to give back to Shriners Hospital after surgery Hot

News August 19, 2016 2427

Fourteen-year-old Jenna Kister could fit 164 Skittles in what she calls her “dent” before she had surgery to correct it two years ago. 'The then-12-year-old, who...

Reds pitcher helps local boy overcome medical condition Hot

News August 12, 2016 2314

Tracy Blower heard about Melville and contacted him, hoping for maybe an autograph for her youngest son. Instead, Melville offered more. Much more. Melville invited Tracy,...

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