1 Department of Pulmonary Medicine and Sleep Disorders, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India 2 Department of Radiodiagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, ...

Medically reviewed by Kashif J. Piracha, MD The diaphragm is a dome-shaped muscle that separates the chest from the abdomen. This muscle, also called the thoracic diaphragm, is the main muscle used ...

No one is thrilled to get the hiccups - they're a nuisance and annoyingly disruptive. In some cases, though, hiccups can be ...

There is therefore a need for additional complementary respiratory support. Diaphragm pacing (DP) is a technique initially developed for the treatment of respiratory muscle weakness in patients with ...