What causes hiccups and what are they? "What we call ‘the hiccups' are actually an involuntary muscle contraction of the ...

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

Hiccups, also known as singultus, are involuntary, repetitive contractions of the diaphragm, the muscle that separates the chest from the abdomen and plays a key role in breathing. These ...

During diaphragmatic breathing, when you inhale, the diaphragm contracts and flattens, and when you exhale, it relaxes and returns to a dome shape. Your body is designed to breathe deeply using ...

Hiccups happen when the diaphragm, the large muscle that sits under the lungs, suddenly spasms, causing the larynx to contract and closing the epiglottis—the little flap that covers your windpipe when ...

The following is a summary of “A Study on the Diagnostic Accuracy of Tidal Volume-Diaphragmatic Contraction Velocity: A Novel Index for Weaning Outcome Prediction,” published in the April 2025 issue ...

A diaphragm is a silicone, cup-like object that you insert into your vagina to cover your cervix. Diaphragms must be used in conjunction with spermicide, which is a sperm-killing gel. A diaphragm ...

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 ...