If you're experiencing stress and tension or pain in your neck and shoulders, it might have to do with your breathing. Find out how to breathe the right way and why it's so important!

The abdomen, or stomach, is the area below the chest that contains the liver, kidneys, and parts of the digestive system. The location, duration, and type of upper stomach pain all provide clues ...

The pleura is a thin layer of tissues that surrounds both the outside of your lungs and inside of your chest cavity ... pleurisy pain worse. Do strenuous exercise. Moving your upper body ...

If you've fallen or had a recent blow to your rib area, that could be to blame. "Overuse or injury to the muscles in the ...

M.L., a 40-year-old physician, began, in 1947, to experience pain over the lower portion of the sternum that often radiated up the center of the chest and occasionally to both shoulders and upper ...

Esophageal cancer presents with symptoms such as hoarseness, chest pain, and trouble swallowing. Oral cavity (mouth ... food and liquids through the upper GI tract. When it hurts to swallow ...

Her son arrived the day she was discharged from that hospital stay. He was shocked when he saw his mother being wheeled out.

The CHEST guideline, Management of Central Airway Obstruction, recommends therapeutic bronchoscopy and multi-modality ...

By Hilary Achauer When you head out for your daily run, with each stride you’re strengthening your quadriceps, your hamstrings and your upper ... The pain might also show up differently in each region ...

I underwent bloodwork and a scan, and that’s when they found the tumor in my chest cavity. “Officially, I have been diagnosed with a Yolk Sac Tumor. “The diagnosis is scary, but the good ...

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