Author: DougR
Date: 2018-09-04 04:34
Paul and Ken are absolutely right, as a short trip to Google confirms, which pretty much contradicts what I've been taught about the 'use' of the diaphragm.
All that said, for me (others may differ, of course) it makes sense to think of the constellation of muscles used to take in a deep, full breath in conceptual terms rather than in terms of anatomy/physiology, which is why I like 'Breathe into the small of the back.'
(And putting a special emphasis on the 'diaphragm' to improve breathing makes no sense--to ME--even understanding the physiology, since the diaphragm operates involuntarily most of the time.)
Anyhoo, hopefully the original poster gets something out of all this. I certainly did, and my thanks for the clarity!
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