Layers of sutures, sometimes reinforced with Teflon pads, are sewn in rows at the edge of the diaphragm along the patient's rib cage encircling the inside of their chest wall. After plication, the ...

That means letting the diaphragm — the large, thin muscle just below the rib cage — do the work of drawing air into the lungs and letting it out. It's known as diaphragmatic or belly breathing ...

When the diaphragm activates as we inhale, the dome flattens and descends, which expands the rib cage and the chest cavity, ...

The diaphragm supports our lungs as we breathe. If you place your hands on your tummy, between your belly button and rib cage, you can feel your diaphragm move as you breathe in and out.

All of us are born knowing how to breathe - the diaphragm muscle below the rib cage works to draw air into the lungs and let it out. As time passes, we forget how to breathe properly and most of ...