From standing on your head and pressing on your eyeballs to breathing through a paper bag and chewing on a lemon, people will do just about anything to get rid of hiccups. The sudden, involuntary ...

This causes the gut to "tug" on the ligaments connecting it to the diaphragm. Stop running completely and touch your toes. Pressure on the area will help to relieve the pain. Use your fingers to press ...

For open plication of the diaphragm, the patient is placed lying on their side. A thoracotomy is performed below the eighth rib. The lung is deflated and retracted upward. Any adhesions found are ...