Certain digestive disorders or medications can disrupt peristalsis, preventing the muscle reflex from flowing properly. A healthcare provider can help determine the underlying cause of peristalsis ...

But taking it a step beyond, a new breath and motility center can diagnose an assortment of GI problems, based on motility, or how food is actually moving through your system. Forty percent of all ...

d: Midesophageal propulsion diverticulum with esophageal motility disorder (see Video 5). e; Normal peristaltic sequence for comparison with slow esophageal transit (see Video 6). f; Hypotensive ...

one of the few in the country that is dedicated to diagnosing and treating motility disorders and neuro-gastroenterology dysfunction in young children and adolescents. This center is unique in its ...

There is no reliable treatment for ineffective esophageal motility (IEM), a disorder caused by failed smooth-muscle contraction that is common in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease.