How you breathe during strength training directly affects muscle engagement, core stability and power output. Dana Santas explains in the last of this five-part series.

Breathing patterns are an important indicator of an individual’s health. A healthy individual breathes naturally using primary respiratory muscles (e.g., diaphragm muscle) that produce a rhythmic ...

The thoracic spine, in conjunction with the rib cage, forms a complex biomechanical system critical for both structural support and functional mobility. This biomechanical entity not only plays a ...

You’ve most likely heard of the rib cage. Everyone has one, but what does the rib cage do, exactly? The rib cage is also known as the thoracic cage, and the primary rib cage function is to protect the ...

Discover causes of right-side rib pain like injuries, gallbladder issues, or liver disease, and learn when to seek help. Explore treatment options for relief.

Pain under the left rib cage is not always a sign of something serious, but this part of your body houses several organs.

Scoliosis is a three-dimensional (3D) progressive deformity of the spine and ribcage that affects five to nine million individuals in the United States. 65% of these cases are Adolescent Idiopathic ...

Previous studies of pediatric vertebrae and rib morphology use varying measurement techniques to collect geometric dimensions from nonhomogeneous samples and few of these studies evaluate growth or ...