Question
I was diagnosed with funnel chest during the military physical examination. I want to know how severe this condition is and whether I can improve it through exercising my chest muscles so that I can pass the military physical examination next year.
Answer
Funnel chest is usually a skeletal deformity caused by calcium or vitamin D deficiency in young adulthood. According to your description, the symptoms are not severe. Generally, if it does not affect daily life and work, special treatment or surgery is not usually required. It is recommended that you try appropriate exercise to observe if there is any improvement.