The phrenic nerve controls the diaphragm, the dome-shaped muscle that is primarily responsible for breathing. Contraction of the diaphragm expands the lungs and draws air into them.

Patients using ventilators can also experience diaphragm muscle atrophy from lack of use, eliminating their chances of ever breathing independently. Together with colleagues, Jerry Silver, PhD, has ...

Dietary nitrate seems to exert a greater impact on the contractile function of fast muscle cells. Thus, the benefits to the human diaphragm may not as pronounced as was observed in mice.

BIOMED Master's Thesis DefenseTitle: Quantifying Lung, Diaphragm, and Thoracospinal Radiographic Parameters to Predict Lung Volume and Function in Pediatric Normative and Early Onset Scoliosis ...

BIOMED Master's Thesis DefenseTitle: Quantifying Lung, Diaphragm, and Thoracospinal Radiographic Parameters to Predict Lung Volume and Function in Pediatric Normative and Early Onset Scoliosis ...