Someone with COVID-19 might expect to experience fatigue, cold and flu symptoms, and loss of taste and smell — but a paralyzed diaphragm would likely not be on the radar. It was certainly a ...

Your diaphragm is a thin muscle that separates your chest and abdomen. When you inhale, your diaphragm tightens and expands your chest cavity. A paralyzed diaphragm doesn’t tighten as it should when ...

A chest x-ray was performed subsequently and showed an elevated right hemi-diaphragm (Figure 2). Ultrasound scan chest did not reveal any pleural effusion but noted reduced diaphragmatic movements ...

This diaphragmatic paralysis is a serious disorder and can lead to respiratory infections and neurological problems. If you notice such symptoms, you should meet your doctor. The phrenic nerve ...

The patient had a history of idiopathic, right-sided diaphragmatic paralysis, and he underwent diaphragm plication in 2019. Although flaccidity of the diaphragm was initially reduced, 3 years ...

Case presentation We report a middle aged patient from urban Sri Lanka who developed diaphragmatic paralysis secondary to phrenic neuropathy a month after recovering from dengue fever. He was ...

Diaphragm plication is a procedure to treat a paralyzed diaphragm. The diaphragm is a thin, dome-shaped muscle that separates your chest and abdomen. When you inhale, your diaphragm will move down to ...

Charles Bakhos of the Temple Lung Center, who found the cause. "My diaphragm, both my left and my right side, were paralyzed," he says. "I was trying so hard to get air that I was collapsing my ...

Today in Healthy Living, we take a look at a new procedure treating a debilitating condition called diaphragm paralysis.

However, the paralysis will quickly pass in most cases, allowing the individual to breathe normally again. The phrenic nerve controls the movement of the diaphragm muscle. Irritation, injury ...