In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers defined the sonographic diaphragm phenotype of long coronavirus disease (COVID) patients with unspecific fatigue and dyspnea.

Technique for neuromuscular ultrasound examination of hemi-diaphragm. Image Credit: medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.12.10.20244509v1.full.pdf This news article was a ...

(HealthDay)—In critically ill patients, mechanical ventilation with positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) results in reduced diaphragm fiber length that may make it more difficult to wean patients ...

Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is most often caused by mutations in type I collagen genes. Respiratory complications have been largely attributed to spine and ribcage deformities. We hypothesized that ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A little over 1 year after COVID-19 hospitalization, exertional dyspnea was reported in many patients. Patients ...

In this prospective study, respiratory monitoring of patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) benefited from the use of diaphragm ultrasound imaging. Diaphragm ultrasound imaging (DUI) proved to be ...

The diaphragm is the primary muscle used in respiration, which is the process of breathing. This dome-shaped muscle is located just below the lungs and heart. It contracts continually as you breathe ...

A randomized controlled trial of adolescent female volleyball players found that both inspiratory and expiratory muscle ...

Diaphragm spasms feel like twitches in the area between the chest and the abdomen. They can occur with or without pain. Possible causes include an injury, nerve irritation, or a rare condition known ...