Is it true that you have never noticed this problem?

So, this chest under the side of the bulging "two lumps of bag" in the end what is it?

There are two big, obvious bags under the rib cage, which are particularly visible when wearing tighter clothes.

When we lie on our backs, the lowest edge of the rib cage extends beyond the outer edge of the body, which is called rib flaring.

The cause of rib ectropion is not only natural, but also caused by some bad habits.

For example, excessive lifting of the chest, tightening of the back, lengthening of the spine, and the pursuit of a straight body.

If you don't know enough about the structure of the body, and you don't have enough control over it, you can easily make the movement of "collapse waist + chest forward", which will result in the overstretching of the chest-waist joint.

After a long period of time, our lumbar muscles are likely to be overcompensated, resulting in lumbar pain.

At the same time, the function of the abdominal muscles associated with the ribs will change, mainly:

The rectus abdominis and obliquus abdominis muscle tone will be weakened;

The intercostal muscles will become tense; when the thoracolumbar junction is overstretched, the ribs are not protected by the muscles, and the ribs are prone to flare up.

Wrong Breathing Patterns

When we breathe naturally the diaphragm contracts, it creates more space in the chest cavity, thus expanding the lungs, and at this time the ribs of the thorax are open in all directions.

But when the breathing style (chest breathing) is wrong, the ribs open up in a way that they are topping out towards the chest and not spreading out to the sides and back, and at the same time the neck muscles help you lift the ribs, which can lead to a weakening of the abdominal respiratory muscles, resulting in the ribs buckling up.

When it comes to breathing affecting rib flaring, you have to mention a very important muscle, the diaphragm.

The diaphragm, a muscle related to respiration, is within the thoracic cavity, the 7-12 ribs and the wrapping of the costal cartilage:

People who are used to thoracic respiration and have a weak diaphragm cannot maintain the ribs in a correct position and are prone to rib ectropion.

Too much tightness in the back of the shoulders

Stiffness, strain, and tension around the shoulder girdle (upper back) can also cause rib ectropion.

Because the shoulder girdle and upper back are located at the top of the chest cavity, and the lower extension of the ribs are located at the bottom of the entire chest cavity,

if the top is tense and stiff, then the ribs at the bottom will open up like a flare, resulting in flared ribs on both sides.

What are the adverse effects of "rib flare"?

1. It affects the appearance of your body;

the outward expansion of the ribs will cause your breasts to expand outward as well, resulting in a lack of firmness of the breasts.

Your breasts will go from 32C, to 33B, which can be quite scary!

2. Cause the pressure of each joint of the spine to change, easily cause back pain and other symptoms

Excessive pressure on the lumbar spine

Because of the ribs outward, resulting in the whole spine is too straight, thus losing the normal physiological curvature of the spine, and also lose the spine damping , it is easy to let the spine is hurt.

3. It affects the organs in the thorax, making the space for internal organs as well as blood circulation worse, and reducing the quality of breathing;

4. It reduces the body's core control.

If you are not tightening the transverse abdominal muscle but with the waist force, the ribs turned out to do the action, it is true that the power will become bigger, but that is not the target muscle force, if it is the upper limbs, the chest is the least likely to be practiced; the lower limbs are going to practice the thighs and practice the buttocks.

It's not difficult to determine whether you have this symptom, standing or lying down, relaxed, the front side of the body of the lowest ribs, more than the outer edge of the body, can be considered to be the ribs turned out.

The larger the excess, the more severe the ectropion.

Rib ectropion is very common

Normally, it can be corrected early

It is not a problem for the body to return to normal

Tips: For rib ectropion with obvious bone development abnormality, through appropriate functional exercise, enhance the soft tissue strength of the thoracic and rib area, and compensate for the pressure on the joints, it can improve the appearance, but it is difficult to completely return to normal. And rib ectropion is the result of a variety of muscle group coordination disorders, exercise methods vary from person to person, can not be generalized, it is recommended to go to a professional medical institution to consult the examination.