Esophageal manometry is an outpatient test used to identify problems with movement and pressure in the esophagus that may lead to problems like heartburn. The esophagus is the "food pipe" leading ...

The average human swallows 500 to 700 times a day. Imagine if each of those swallows were a struggle. For many who suffer from esophageal motility disorders like dysphagia, which affect the way ...

Previous studies have used a small sample size to examine the association between chronic opioid use and esophageal motility disorders. For the current study, researchers used a large cohort of ...

"Esophageal motility diagnoses are made based on a global impression that incorporates a patient's symptoms, the endoscopic ...

Doctors are not sure what causes esophageal spasms, but it is known that they are a type of motility disorder. That means there’s a problem with how the muscles in the food pipe squeeze together ...

An expert review provides best practice advice on diagnostic considerations of immune-mediated disorders that should be considered in patients with esophageal dysfunction.

"Esophageal motility diagnoses are made based on a global impression that incorporates a patient's symptoms, the endoscopic findings and the motility findings," said Dustin Carlson, MD ...