Patients with asthma have impaired diaphragm thickening fraction compared with healthy individuals without asthma.

“Hiccups are spasms of the diaphragm, the big muscle in your lower thorax / upper abdomen that helps you breathe,” says Dr.

Hiccups: those pesky, involuntary contractions of the diaphragm that can strike at the most inopportune moments. Whether ...

With the amount of time that is spent indoors, even simply to rest and sleep, an air purifier can help create a more ...

As we exhale, the diaphragm returns to the dome shape, as the rib cage contracts and our lungs deflate. This happens ...

Hiccups are involuntary contractions of the diaphragm, a thin muscle at the base of the chest that primarily helps us breathe ...

13. Deep Breathing Deep breathing moves the diaphragm, creating a massage-like motion that pushes gas through the intestines. Lay down and close your eyes. Put one hand on your chest and the other one ...

A recent study suggests that diaphragm function may be a treatable trait in asthma, contributing to persistent symptoms and ...

As we exhale, the diaphragm returns to the dome shape, as the rib cage contracts and our lungs deflate. This happens thousands of times a day—which is why it’s important to optimize the action and to ...

COVID and the 1918 flu pandemic gave us playbooks on how to prepare for the next pandemic. But we aren’t using it.

WILKES-BARRE — During a legislative committee meeting that lasted two hours on Monday night, Luzerne County Council members continued discussing whether contractors hired for public works ...

6 Electrophrenic stimulation 67 should be helpful in diagnosis when no active diaphragmatic movement is seen on fluoroscopic study. If stimulation causes contraction, a defective phrenic nerve ...