Plication of the diaphragm is performed for paralysis or eventration (abnormal elevation/shape) of the diaphragm which can result in breathing difficulties. Diaphragm paralysis is typically due to ...

I can't go to the bathroom on my own. I can cough by myself, and I have to get someone to help push my diaphragm. My hands don't work. Some days, it's not pretty. But it's still possible to be ...

The paralysis had progressed to Max's diaphragm and "they didn’t think he was going to be able to breathe that long," Freddie ...