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

Medically reviewed by Sanja Jelic, MD Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), an irreversible form of lung disease, is treated with prescription drugs, lifestyle changes, rehabilitation ...

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

Lying flat also makes it harder for a person's diaphragm (the primary breathing muscle) to work correctly, as COPD's hyperinflated (stretched out) lungs restrict movement. Obesity, defined as an ...

Plication of the diaphragm is performed for paralysis or eventration (abnormal elevation/shape) of the diaphragm which can result in breathing difficulties. Diaphragm paralysis is typically due to ...

A lot of complementary therapies have been studied, things like yoga therapy. Yoga breathing and diaphragmatic breathing, can really help people with that sensation of breathlessness, and can also ...