The rib cage provides vital protection for the lungs and heart, encasing them in a bony shield. There are 24 ribs in total, 12 on each side of the body. The following are emergency causes of pain ...

When it comes to the correct way to breathe, it doesn’t matter whether you breathe through your nose or your mouth. Where you ...

All of us are born knowing how to breathe - the diaphragm muscle below the rib cage works to draw air into the lungs and let it out. As time passes, we forget how to breathe properly and most of us ...

The muscles between the ribs relax allowing the rib cage to return to its resting position. The diaphragm relaxes and moves upwards. The volume inside the chest decreases. The pressure inside the ...