The aim of intramuscular diaphragm stimulation is to make the diaphragm contract, strengthening it and allowing full or partial weaning from mechanical ventilation. This procedure needs intact phrenic ...

Diaphragmatic pacing is a treatment that improves breathing for people who rely on a mechanical ventilator. It stimulates the phrenic nerve, the nerve in your neck that sends signals to your diaphragm ...

A quadriplegic patient has become the first Arizonan to undergo a new medical procedure that allows him to breathe on his own. University Medical Center says one of its doctors successfully implanted ...

Standard care for managing chronic respiratory failure in people with high spinal cord injuries includes non-invasive forms of ventilation support (such as bi-level positive airway pressure). In ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. St. Louis has joined a handful of cities nationwide performing a rare and somewhat controversial surgery on a fetus with an ...

The child, a resident of Alwar, had been suffering from breathlessness and chest pain for the past two months, with symptoms worsening while walking or running.