If you’re reading this you’re obviously breathing, but are you doing it right? From the moment we’re born we just do it, we take breathing for granted until someone or something takes our breath away.

Breathing exercises can help you manage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) symptoms like shortness of breath. Exercises to try include pursed lip breathing and the huff cough. Chronic ...

Do you get a tightness or heaviness in your chest sometimes? There are a bunch of reasons you might feel this way. You may have a chest cold, or it could be something more serious. Talk to your doctor ...

Have you ever tried to “just take a deep breath” and found that it does absolutely nothing for you? Deep diaphragmatic breathing is truly one of the easiest, most effective ways to reduce the impact ...

Chest pain while breathing can occur during a heart attack, which requires urgent medical attention. But there are also some other conditions that may cause chest pain while breathing. This article ...

Officially, a tight or “stuck” upper body means you lack thoracic mobility. On the contrary, having solid thoracic mobility means you can stand up straight (and maintain that tall posture), as well as ...

Can you identify the disease entity based upon the findings on chest radiograph? Test your clinical knowledge using the following example. This chest radiograph shows an area of marked oligemia ...

Pulmonary embolism is one of the most misdiagnosed clinical conditions -- as many as 60% are found only on autopsy. Venous thrombosis of the pelvic and deep femoral veins is the major risk factor, ...