When the diaphragm activates as we inhale, the dome flattens and descends, which expands the rib cage and the chest cavity, ...

Getting the rib cage and upper abdomen to expand helps inflate the balloon. “If you breathe diaphragmatically, just using the diaphragm and the external intercostals, your cost of breath is ...

“Diaphragm restrictions may be a result of musculoskeletal pathologies like osteoporosis and scoliosis, as these bring complications to rib and diaphragm mobility and impact gut health,” Becue add ...

And the intercostal muscles – they're the ones between your ribs – and the diaphragm – muscular sheet under your lungs – contract and relax to help us breathe. Katie: Wow, it's absolutely ...

Air gets drawn into our lungs (inhalation) by the intercostal muscles contracting causing the ribs to move up and out. At the same time, the diaphragm contracts and pulls down. This causes the ...