introduction: pulmonary hyperinflation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (copd) can increase the breathing rate and reduce diaphragmatic movements by pushing the diaphragms downward and limiting their movements; this, in fact, can affect the breathing process. the purpose of this study was to compare diaphragmatic movements in copd patients and healthy ones and to evaluate ...

Introduction: Pulmonary hyperinflation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can increase the breathing rate and reduce diaphragmatic movements by pushing the diaphragms downward and limiting their movements; this, in fact, can affect the breathing process. The purpose of this study was to compare diaphragmatic movements in COPD patients and healthy ones and to evaluate ...

BACKGROUND Pompe disease is a progressive metabolic myopathy. Involvement of respiratory muscles leads to progressive pulmonary dysfunction, particularly in supine position. Diaphragmatic weakness is considered to be the most important component. Standard spirometry is to some extent indicative but provides too little insight into diaphragmatic dynamics. We used lung MRI to study diaphragmatic ...

A 28-year-old female was complained with dyspnea and involuntary rhythmic movements in her chest and upper abdomen. Diagnosis of the diaphragmatic flutter was established since high frequency intermittent discharges of the respiratory muscles superimposed on her ordinary respiratory activities. The origin of these abnormal discharges may be in the central nervous system and the psychosomatic fa...

Changes in abdominal (delta AB) and rib cage (delta RC) movements, and in vital capacity, were compared between 23 patients undergoing upper or lower abdominal surgery at 1, 3 and 7 days after surgery. Diaphragmatic index was obtained by measuring the relative abdominal motion (delta AB/delta AB + delta RC) using magnetometers. Electrical activity of abdominal muscles was assessed using needle ...

To cite: Amin OSM, Abdulkarim QH, Shaikhani M. BMJ Case Reports Published online: 24 December 2012 doi:10.1136/bcr-2012007393 DESCRIPTION A 47-year-old Iraqi Kurdish woman presented with a 1-day history of sudden onset of frequent, intermittent and painful abdominal wall jerky movements, 6 days after undergoing haemorrhoidectmy. During sleep, these movements were absent. The postoperative perio...

was taking long walks as advised by his physician. Radiological examination showed that the disease was confined to the left lung in the upper and the middle zones. No evidence of infiltration could be made out, the lesion had almost completely fibrosed and was badly pulling on the trachea and the aorta. The contralateral lung was extraordinarily radioluscent. However, contrary to what one woul...

15 © 2008 Springer Publishing Company DOI: 10.1891/1933-3196.2.1.15 This study introduces an integrated eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) treatment for acute migraine headaches. Integrated EMDR has two treatment phases. Phase 1 is designed for the alleviation of acute migraine symptoms. Phase 2 is designed to reduce the frequency, intensity, and duration of future migraine ep...

The diaphragm is the primary muscle of respiration, and its weakness can lead to respiratory failure. Diaphragmatic palsy can be caused by various causes. Injury to the phrenic nerve during thoracic surgeries is the most common cause for diaphragmatic palsy. Depending on the cause, the symptoms of diaphragmatic palsies vary from completely asymptomatic to disabling dyspnea requiring mechanical ...