Whether it’s Barbra Streisand’s goosebump-raising 19-second note in “A Piece of the Sky,” or Bill Withers’ iconic 18-second one in “Lovely Day,” the ability to hold a note requires a singer to ...

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Diaphragmatic breathing is a breathing exercise that engages your diaphragm, an important muscle that enables you to breathe. Diaphragmatic breathing is a technique that helps you focus on your ...

This post was written with contributions from Margaret Heaton-Ashby, LMFT, and Kelsey Tunney, DPT. When you think about your health and specifically any dysfunction in your body, you probably don’t ...

In this week's Moves in Medicine, Temple Health doctors look at an uncommon, but very serious condition call diaphragm paralysis. It can easily be repaired, if it is diagnosed in the first place.

The diaphragm is the primary muscle used in respiration, which is the process of breathing. This dome-shaped muscle is located just below the lungs and heart. It contracts continually as you breathe ...

Strength training isn’t just for biceps. It may also provide support for the muscles that help us breathe to reduce blood pressure. A daily dose for six weeks of high-resistance inspiratory muscle ...

The diaphragm is an important respiratory muscle. It’s large, dome-shaped, and found below the lungs, around your lower-to-middle rib cage. When you inhale, your diaphragm lowers and helps your lungs ...

Just like any other muscle in the body, the diaphragm can also get “tight.” “Any kind of tightness in the diaphragm can limit the amount of breath we take,” Conroy says. “And it can also lead to ...