Patient's question:
What should I do? I'm very worried that my son will never grow up to be a deformed child with pigeon chest. I've noticed this for a year now, and it's now pressing on the lungs, causing respiratory infections and coughing, even pneumonia. What should I do? How should I care for him on a daily basis?Previous Treatment and Effects:
He has been treated multiple times, but the cough still persists.
What kind of help would you like:
How should I supplement calcium? What else should I supplement? How should I care for him? Are there any foods I should avoid?
Doctor's answer:
Chest deformity, known as pigeon chest, is a common condition. Children suffering from pigeon chest not only impair respiratory and cardiac functions but also reduce the resistance of the respiratory system. It also affects the child's physical appearance and may cause psychological stress. For children with pigeon chest, active treatment with anti-rickets therapy, a diet rich in calcium, and supplementation with calcium and vitamin D when necessary should be provided. However, for patients over three years old, the condition is often a sequelae, and treatment with calcium and vitamin D is ineffective. Generally, mild pigeon chest tends to gradually disappear with physical growth. Strengthening physical exercises, such as chest expansion exercises, sit-ups, and eye-raising exercises, performed two to three times a day, can accelerate the correction of the deformity. Severe deformities may require surgical correction.