The rib cage’s function is to protect the organs in the chest, including the lungs and heart. In between the rib bones are ...
It’s the oblique muscles — which connect the lower rib cage to the pelvis on each side of the body — that rotate and flex the trunk and spine. Rotation exercises strengthen the obliques and ...
When this occurs, the muscles and cartilage that hold the rib cage together can also be damaged. The most common site of a rib fracture is the outer curve of the rib, where the bone is weakest.
Engineers at UC San Diego have developed a novel wearable ultrasound device that enables continuous, high-resolution ...
A wearable ultrasound device that provides long-term, wireless monitoring of muscle activity has been developed by engineers ...
Researchers have developed a compact, wearable ultrasound device that monitors muscle activity. Attachable to the skin with an adhesive and powered by a small battery, the device wirelessly captures ...
In fact, it is their rib cage, and their spine ... So instead they rely on sheets of muscles within their shell to pump in oxygen through their mouths. That is, most of the time.