Medically reviewed by Sanja Jelic, MD The diaphragm is a dome-shaped muscle that separates the chest from the abdomen. This ...

Hiccups, a common involuntary reflex, are usually temporary and harmless. They arise from diaphragm contractions and can be ...

FIRST COMMERCIAL STAGE PRODUCT IN NORTH AMERICA FOR NON-INVASIVE DIAPHRAGM STIMULATION - STIMIT Activator 1 got market ...

30 Failure to demonstrate degeneration, inflammation or other pathologic processes in the diaphragm or phrenic nerve in most cases also speaks for a congenital defect. 6,21 The fact that ...

This is the induced paralysis of the left leaf of the diaphragm by interruption of the left phrenic nerve. It may be performed under local anesthesia with practically no operative risk.

Netherlands: A recent prospective study published in Respiratory Medicine has spotlighted ultrasound as a reliable and ...

In this type of the disease, the phrenic nerve, running from the medulla to the breathing-control muscles of the diaphragm, is unharmed. A patient suffering from bulbar polio is unable to breathe ...

Diaphragm paralysis is typically due to damage to the phrenic nerve; eventration is most commonly congenital. Surgical plication to stabilize the diaphragm is needed to prevent the lungs from ...

a temporary phrenic nerve stimulating medical device intended to preserve diaphragm thickness. The STIMIT Activator 1 got market approval for Canada, Class II. “Our team has put in tremendous ...