The muscle we’re talking about is the diaphragm, a dome-shaped muscle that sits below the lungs and is our primary ...

“Diaphragm restrictions may be a result of musculoskeletal pathologies like osteoporosis and scoliosis, as these bring complications to rib and diaphragm mobility and impact gut health,” Becue add ...

For open plication of the diaphragm, the patient is placed lying on their side. A thoracotomy is performed below the eighth rib. The lung is deflated and retracted upward. Any adhesions found are ...

Getting the rib cage and upper abdomen to expand helps inflate the balloon. “If you breathe diaphragmatically, just using the diaphragm and the external intercostals, your cost of breath is ...

Air gets drawn into our lungs (inhalation) by the intercostal muscles contracting causing the ribs to move up and out. At the same time, the diaphragm contracts and pulls down. This causes the ...

The prosthesis is secured laterally by placing sutures around the ribs. An electrocoagulator may be used to help control bleeding from the chest wall. Three chest tubes are placed at the top, and a ...