Rib cage pain is a common complaint that can have many causes, ranging from a fractured rib to lung cancer. The pain may be sudden and sharp or dull and aching. Many cases of rib cage pain are not ...

If you have fibromyalgia (FMS), chest pain may be one of your symptoms. A condition called costochondritis, which causes pain ...

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 ...

The rib cage’s function is to protect the organs in the chest, including the lungs and heart. In between the rib bones are ...

A BOY suffering from scoliosis has finally undergone the first of a number of corrective surgery on a life-threatening curve ...

The lung is deflated and retracted upward. Any adhesions found are freed. The weakened area of the diaphragm is then grasped with a clamp and elevated to determine the location of suture line. Layers ...

Wojakowski: You will see the lungs towards the top here ... Narrator: A turtle's shell is as much a part of its body as our rib cage is of ours. In fact, it is their rib cage, and their spine ...

On your inhale, expand your abdomen, expand your chest and rib cage. On your exhale, allow your chest and rib cage to relax all the way down to your belly, drawing your navel in towards your spine.