Rib valgus of the ribs, rib valgus 1 .

Don't ignore rib valgus, a variety of pain is related to it, 1 action to do every day, slowly.

There are two most common types of rib valgus:

One is bilateral rib valgus (anterior, outward, upward).

One is a unilateral rib valgus rib (one side is forward to the outward up, and the opposite rib is down to the back and in), the normal rib opening and closing angle is 90 degrees, and the rib valgus is more likely to refer to the condition at the 7-10 rib cartilage.

Rib valgus causes:

Reason 1: Weak abdominal muscles.

The rectus abdominis muscle is responsible for holding the ribcage downward and inward in a neutral position. If the rectus abdominis muscle is weak, it may cause rib valgus.

Reason 2: Excessive lordosis of the lumbar spine.

People's poor posture, such as pelvic anterior leaning, latissimus dorsi, quadratus lumbos, etc. The curvature of the lumbar spine increases, causing rib valgus.

Reason three: Lack of true shoulder flexion.

Raise your hands above your head. If your shoulders aren't really moving, you'll lean your torso back. At this point, the ribs compensate, causing the ribs to turn out.

Reason 4: Wrong breathing pattern.

The diaphragm is the main muscle responsible for breathing, and ineffective breathing can lead to supplemental muscles that replenish breathing, and these muscles are overactive and the diaphragm is weak and contracted, causing rib valgus.

Reason 5: Genetic factors.

Of course, there are some cases where rib valgus is related to genetic factors, and genetic factors are related to true rib valgus, which cannot be adjusted, and pseudo rib valgus can be adjusted, what is true and what is false?

Coughing, if the ribs can be retracted, it is a false rib valgus, and if it can't be retracted, it is a real rib valgus.

The relationship between rib valgus and breathing.

Bilateral rib valgus can not make the ribs down well and lead to the disorder of breathing patterns, generally such a situation will appear in the military posture back, thoracic spine curvature straightened, too much attention to the posture of people, the tension of the chest muscles caused by the round shoulders, in order to make themselves upright and temperament and sacrifice the curvature of the thoracic spine to compensate (such as often appear in yoga, dance, Latin and other beginners), For example, the scalene muscles are the most important muscle groups on both sides to maintain the static dynamics of the cervical spine, which originates from the cervical spine as for the ribs, and when the breathing mode becomes chest breathing, it has auxiliary inspiratory muscles and becomes the active muscles, which are responsible for the stability of the cervical spine and breathing, which is easy to cause injury for a long time ...... cervical spine

Unilateral rib valgus will be more damaging to the diaphragm, the normal breathing channel is the oval cylindrical with the "under the dome" diaphragm, the lower part of the pelvic floor muscle corresponding, there are abdominal muscles in front of the multifidus erector spinae muscle group, the lumbar quadratus muscle group on both sides, when there is unilateral rib valgus, the function of the diaphragm on both sides will decline, according to scientists' statistics, the degree of disuse of the diaphragm is 8 times that of other muscles, and our breathing passage will be affected when the ribs are turned out. The myofascia and muscle tone of the associated muscle groups are abnormal.

Do you usually have chest tightness?

Do you feel that your breathing is always shallow, and you always inhale and breathe in very shallowly when exercising? I may even feel pain in my heart or lungs after running for a while.

Do you feel that your neck is always uncomfortable, and your waist is sore?

Because you may well be the protagonist of our topic today – "Rib valgus".

Is it not clear what a rib valgus looks like?

Let's take a look at the ** below** first, I think you should intuitively find the difference from normal people.

If you have the above postures, will the above problems necessarily occur?

The answer, of course, is not necessarily! But!

The first will affect the appearance.

Second, it is easy to have thoracic joint dislocation disorder.

Thirdly, it is easy to have a decrease in local stability, which may affect the organs of the internal organs, resulting in a decline in the function of the internal organs.

So here's the problem. In addition to looking at the rib valgus from the appearance, is there any other way to self-examine?

The answer is yes.

The first method. Take the supine position, relax the whole body, and observe whether the lowest edge of the rib cage exceeds the normal height of the rib cage when inhaling.

The second method. In a standing position, relax your whole body, place your hands under your ribs, and slowly push your hands upwards, feeling if the lower edge of your ribs is visibly protruding outwards in the process.

So why do you have rib valgus?

1. Wrong breathing pattern.

The thoracic cage is the basis for maintaining normal breathing, and in normal breathing mode, the rib cage expands in three directions: vertical expansion due to diaphragm contraction, and lateral and anteroposterior expansion due to rib movement. The outside of the rib cage rises during inhalation and descends during exhalation.

If the breathing pattern is wrong, the 7th to 10th ribs decrease in lateral motion and the posterior rib cage decreases posteriorly, but the anterior rib cage increases in forward motion. (The workaround will be introduced in tomorrow's article).

2. Abdominal muscle weakness.

There are a total of 20 muscles attached to the chest, including the abdominal muscles, which are the muscles of the front of the chest, which are used to assist in the exhalation function. The rectus abdominis muscle, transverse abdominis muscle, and internal and external oblique muscles form a strong abdominal wall that can hold the ribs in their proper position.

3. Overextension of the thoracolumbar junction.

This is actually a chain reaction, with pelvic anterior tilt, excessive lordosis of the lumbar spine, and lack of flexibility of the thoracic spine all possible to cause overextension of the thoracolumbar junction, which in turn leads to rib valgus.

In addition to thoracic causes, shoulder tightness, scoliosis, and congenital factors may cause rib valgus.

Okay, so we'll start with today's article. Tomorrow will continue to update on how to fix rib valgus.

When it comes to rib valgus, everyone should be familiar with it, and it is always difficult to do shoulder elevation movements and feel pain in the thoracic spine. Let's talk about rib valgus.

The most common is the situation of the baby in the picture, at the red arrow, the child's ribs are raised, often parents think that this is rib valgus, afraid of calcium deficiency, rickets and other problems, but this situation, in small babies, is very common, but also normal, do not worry at all.

Rib valgus is often not a single problem, and it may be that your musculoskeletal changes have already occurred. According to the theory of spine-related diseases, thoracic spine pain and poor digestive system may be related to this.

Why does rib valgus occur?

When the spine is not aligned, some muscles will produce unnecessary compensation, causing pain and problems in the muscles (such as scalene muscles, upper trapezius muscles, etc.), which further leads to rib valgus. Sometimes it is accompanied by scoliosis, large and small chest, high and low shoulders and other problems.

Article reference: Zhu Futang Pediatrics. Nielsen Pediatrics. Anatomy. Physiology. and other books.

Part of the article by pediatrician Kong Lingkai.

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I'm 18 or rib valgus, is it a calcium deficiency? I said from the information group of the community that you can recover by doing some exercises, such as cat stretching, and some breathing methods.

In fact, there are many people with rib valgus, but after puberty, they will not have such symptoms, pay attention to calcium supplementation, and of course, the most important thing is that you can't hunch.

Analysis: Calcium deficiency is considered. If necessary, trace elements are tested to confirm the diagnosis. After the diagnosis, a ** plan is formulated.

Guidance: You can take cod liver oil drops and calcium gluconate oral liquid, and you can also take Diqiao calcium**. Inject vitamin D3 injection** if necessary, if there is indigestion and diarrhea need to be active**, avoid affecting calcium absorption, and get more sunlight.