Fitness

'Exercise and Fitness with Pectus' Webinar Mar 18, 2015 Featured Hot

News Updated February 24, 2015 7840

Pectus.com will be hosting an online Live Webinar Mar 18 from 9-10pm EDT exploring exercise and fitness for those with pectus. Topics will include...

Professional Male Athletes Struggle With Body Image Issues Too Hot

News Updated July 14, 2016 4726

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...

"My Scars Are My Battle Wounds. At Least I Have a Beating Heart." A Story About Conquering a Painful Life Curveball Hot

News Updated September 09, 2015 4399

I will never forget when my hospital door opened and in walked a Cardiovascular Thoracic Surgeon and his team. I was confused. Why was he here? I had just...

High School Basketball Player Signs with College after Nuss Surgery Hot

News May 08, 2015 3172

The son of Mitch and Angie Hohlbein was having success — not only at the freshman and JV level his first two seasons — but in the summer with...

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

News Updated December 05, 2016 3094

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...

Nuss Surgery Helps Runner Achieve His Goals Hot

News February 22, 2017 2041

On a recent afternoon, Nick Thatcher went out on a run without a shirt, striding easily, confidently, staying with a pack of Phoenix Desert Vista distance runners during their...

Basketball Player Leads Team after Pectus Excavatum Correction Hot

News January 29, 2018 1421

There’s adversity, and then there’s a four-hour-long operation with a side order of preparing to move away from the only place you’ve ever lived. Meet Bryce...