ACID RELFUX Self-Treatment | Hiatal Hernia | with Nichelle Thomson

The Diaphragm is an incredibly important breathing muscle. In fact, the thoracic diaphragm is the main breathing muscle. The Diaphragm is a dome shaped muscle that attaches on the inside of the ribcage right underneath the lungs. The esophagus of the stomach travels through this structure. If the tension within the stomach and/or the pressure from above and below the diaphragm muscle are not adequate, then the opening sphincter of the stomach is pulled above the diaphragm creating a hiatal hernia.
Upon inhalation, the diaphragm muscle will (or is supposed to) flatten out and pull oxygen into the lungs as the abdomen will round out. Once the lungs are full of air, the pressure in the lungs compared to the pressure of the air around our body will make exhalation happen with ease (or at least it's supposed to). The diaphragm will then rise back to assume the dome shape position under the ribcage and the abdomen will flatten back out.
When you take a deep breath in, if your abdomen does not extend out, and instead your shoulders rise towards your ears, you are over using your secondary breathing muscles of your neck and under using your diaphragm. Overtime, these improper breathing mechanics can lead to complications such as neck pain, shoulder pain, and even lower back pain or restrictions in your organs (especially the STOMACH) from lack of movement during improper breathing- instead of your organs being pushed down as you inhale with your diaphragm, your organs will be pulled upwards when your neck muscles have to pull on your shoulders in order to fill your lungs with air.
In the easy to follow-along exercise video, Nichelle guides you through a routine to re-establish your proper breathing mechanics in an effective way, all while stretching out your abdomen which tends to get tight with excess amounts of sitting and/or digestion issues causing inflammation throughout the digestive tract. Ultimately, breathing properly can reduce acid reflux, improve digestion, and improve blood flow to the lower extremities.
It is recommended that you perform this video at least 3 times per week at first or at the end of every abdominal workout. It is also recommended that you book an appointment with your local manual osteopath for an assessment to correct any misalignments in your body that may be contributing to your improper diaphragm mechanics and/or tight, restricted abdominal muscles. If you live around Sudbury, Ontario, you can book an appointment online with Nichelle Thomson at www.heat-therapy.ca.
Introduction music credit goes to Miguel - Adorn (OFlynn Remix) from Spotify.
GENERAL DISCLAIMER
Nichelle Thomson of H.E.A.T. Therapy strongly recommends that you consult with your physician before beginning any exercise program.
You should be in good physical condition and be able to participate in the exercise.
Nichelle Thomson of H.E.A.T. Therapy is not medical doctor and represents that it has no expertise in diagnosing medical conditions of any kind, or determining the effect of any specific exercise on a medical condition.
You should understand that when participating in any exercise or exercise program, there is the possibility of physical injury. If you engage in this exercise or exercise program, you agree that you do so at you own risk, are voluntarily participating in these activities, assume all risk of injury to yourself, and agree to release and discharge Nichelle Thomson of H.E.A.T. Therapy from any and all claims or cause of action, known or unknown, arising out of Nichelle Thomson of H.E.A.T. Therapy’s negligence.

[@TheTeaLeavesKnow]

This will be a big help to those of us who want to do self-help before anything else. TY❤

[@kenea45]

A very effective set of exercises. While the video is not perfect but demonstrates the procedures effectively. I have suffered Gerd for much of my life. I have been doing these exercises three times a day and I am becoming Gerd-free. There are no additional complications, the exercises are not difficult for most people nor are they time-consuming. The results, for me , are impressive! Thank you, Michelle.

[@the_left_hand_guy..]

6:15 6:36 can you please tell exactly....please tell how to reach you suffering from same...please guide😢😢

[@swallacegray2013]

I will be trying this for sure!

[@christopherC1111]

Very good and instructive video. The heel drop seems like such a good idea for me. Hiatal hernia and reflux can be so anxiety provoking and draining. I’m finally going at mine from all angles that don’t include drugs. Thank you very much for this!

[@michaelstevens8401]

Nichelle, thank you firvyou video on how to be healed of a hiatus hernia. I appreciate you doing this because I have had so many problems in this area. God bless you for your help!

[@FixItWithJon]

Great video - thank you for sharing :-) *Update* After watching this video, I travelled from the UK to see Nichelle in Oct '23. She is *extremely* knowledgeable in the treatment of Hiatal Hernia and associated conditions. I was very glad that I had made the journey & will definitely return in '24 for follow-up treatment. Hopefully with her therapy & by following up on the recommendations that she gave me, I will be able to avoid surgery.

[@theresas14]

Thank you so much. They told me to do heel drops and self massage and to google how to do it. I so appreciate your detailed instruction.

[@LadyBug-fs8gz]

Thank you so much for these natural maneuvers for hiatal hernia. I can feel my stomach moving downward as I do the C shape massage. After 40 years of suffering with a HH I am certain that it can be reversed naturally.

[@timlondonglad]

Dear Nichelle, I can't thank you enough, after one week I give up all that esomeprazole nonsense and I am feeling so good. You are wonderful. Thank you so much

[@paultargett8371]

Such great information. I’m trying to come off PPI’s and these exercises will really help with this. Thanks

[@kimlee1416]

Thank you this has been very beneficial to me as im dealing with a large hiatus hernia.

[@Cessnagirly]

Excellent tutorial! THank you!

[@josephbloughes8640]

Thank you very much for creating this video!

[@michelles2299]

Eating cauliflower and walnuts helps me a lot it oddly seems to reduce the acidity of the acid coming into my oesophagus

[@PascalBouffard1978]

Great video, thank you !

[@quevicular]

I'm going to give this a go.

[@philipbrooker8388]

Wonderful and helpful video… thank you so much x

[@johnconroy5639]

Brilliant. Thanks so much 🙏

[@Knowmee]

Instant relief. Thank you. ❤

[@marienovak3663]

Thank you so much 🙏

[@jeanc1696]

Amazing 👏 Loved this video!😊

[@narendra5159]

Nice helping vedio thanku mam from India🇮🇳

[@RandomPerson-yc4vm]

Hello mam. First off great exercises they are very helpful. You explain it good. Thank you. I subscribed

[@miladgoudarzee4033]

Thank you.

[@JamesMorgan_LifeandText]

Very helpful Thanks!

[@Y-Health]

very helpful.. thanks

[@abdulsiddiqui2669]

Mam I have hiatus hill grade 4 please tell me what means and his treatment I wait your reply Thankyou

[@sandrarthornton]

Thank you

[@ksg7821]

Really very well explained. Thank you. I am following all your steps but afraid to try the pressing part for fear of adding to my complications.

[@nichellethomson8299]

Hi, if you are able, I recommend booking an appointment with your local manual osteopath to see if they can do those adjustments for you👍🏻

[@ksg7821]

@@nichellethomson8299 Thank you Nichelle but I do not know whether these services are available in my country or not.

[@rhall9859]

Great exercises and very clear verbal directions, thank you so very much! If I may....I wish this video was a closeup of the treated area. Move the camera a few feet closer and train on the stomach. Most of us watch this on our mobile devices, and it's impossible to see where the fingers go and how they move.

[@nichellethomson8299]

Thank you for the suggestion. I will keep that in mind!

[@squeekytoys5911]

Just stretch the video with your fingers.

[@arunchandel3289]

Hi ,,i am frm India same problem facing from years ..i did endoscopy and got hiatus hernia grade iv..thet told me to do exercise and avoid junk food..but after doing everything i m facing acid reflux. ..so tell me how i will get relief from this

[@laisa.]

Thank you! I managed to be completely symptom free from my HH for 5 weeks doing the heel drop and massage. Then I started some strenght training and it came back even worse. Can't get it down this time :( just have to keep doing it every morning. At almost 46 I was finally getting into strenght training as strongly adviced in my age, do you have suggestions to how to exercise safely, please?

[@nichellethomson8299]

I would advise booking an appointment with your local osteopath and see if they can figure out what else is going on. Your stomach may not be the main cause of your issue.

[@laisa.]

@@nichellethomson8299 I've started osteopathy, thank you 👍

[@richrich2862]

@@laisa.has it helped

[@laisa.]

@@richrich2862 I am better now, not completely, but continued the heel drop and osteopathy. He said my ehole system is very tense and my breathing/diafragm is not working properly keeping my body in fight/flight. So I guess it's a work in progress. I also use a device called IQoro 3xday since April. It's manageble, but still need to find how to exercise without triggering it.

[@squeekytoys5911]

Any improvement?

[@mariemcrae4027]

Thata great if you can stretch both arms up. I cant raise my left arm

[@nichellethomson8299]

Try to use the right arm and make the modifications needed based on your physical conditions. Doing something is always better than nothing :)

[@kristineong]

May i know if can do planks? My hiatal hernia has been pulled down to its proper place by my Chiropractor (also by doing this one that you teach in the video) and no longer experiencing symptoms.

[@nichellethomson8299]

Yes, I would recommend this one to strengthen you our entire spine/core: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oJa7Xp2qmrmgga8

[@kristineong]

@@nichellethomson8299 thankyou so much! your videos helped me a lot and is now back to normal 😊

[@user-nq6md1wf2k]

Great info😅

[@alkaa13]

Hello, I'm 21 years old and I almost found out that I have this problem, I went to the cardiologist several times because my heart hurts, and if they say that everything is fine, I realized that I have this problem when I took a stomach scan, I was okay, but the problem is again It started last night when I ate some food that I shouldn't have. I'm trying to eat less, but I have cramps and strong acidity and it's hard to breathe, it's bothering me a lot, I don't know what I should do? They say that I need to lose weight, maybe the problem would be solved if you could answer me, thanks in advance❤

[@nichellethomson8299]

I recommend going to an appointment with your local manual osteopath. I can many clients with your similar issue and now they have minimal to zero issues👍🏻

[@spunyabanta]

Hey how are you feeling now, I'm aso suffering from this thing.

[@alkaa13]

@@spunyabanta it's still bad, i lost even 10 kilos, but i always have a problem my chest hurts, acid mostly in morning when i wake up. Someone recommended me a chiropractor and with some of his own medicine he said that my stomatch is raised, drink a glass of cold milk in the morning on an empty stomatch when you wake up it helps a lot

[@Kimberli1966]

Sounds like you have bad acid reflux. It can definitely make your chest hurt. The only thing that helped me was taking a PPI, which isn’t really good for you, but it takes away the chest pain. I take Pepcid too. I try not taking the PPI ( Prilosec) I also sometimes take an apple cider vinegar capsule. They do help a bit, but may not be for everyone.

[@shantibhatt6637]

Dear Nichelle, how many times we should do these excersizes

[@nichellethomson8299]

As needed

[@paulomodonese6398]

How many times a day should I do these exercises. Thank you

[@nichellethomson8299]

as needed

[@spunyabanta]

Hello, in my endoscopy report doctor found GERD, small hiatus hernia with biliary gastrits. I don't feel any heart burn, my problem is that I'm not feeling hungry most of the time & always in vomiting mode, most of the time got air or gas out during vomiting. What should I do.

[@richrich2862]

Can’t see your hand movements

[@kristineong]

how often do I need to do this?

[@nichellethomson8299]

You can do this as needed. Once daily would be maximum though so you don’t bruise yourself

[@kristineong]

@@nichellethomson8299 thank you

[@genevievelilley5562]

Can I stand and do these ?

[@nichellethomson8299]

Yes

[@justme9376]

I really wish I could see your hand positioning with movement it’s the exercise

[@blenderfan6115]

from breathing through the stomach there is severe pain in the right side of the throat, which also radiates pain to the teeth. Hernia symptoms are getting worse, what’s happening?

[@dustington1]

Sounds like LPR(silent reflux) symptoms. You need to see ENT to confirm

[@Nitesh-op7iu]

Whenever I try to do belly breathing, my upper abdominal hurts, especially the area where our LES is located and surrounding areas. I have no hernia and inflammation. Does anybody shares the same problem as I do?

[@nichellethomson8299]

I would recommend booking an appointment with your local manual osteopath to see if they can help. I have an idea what the cause is, but can’t say for sure because I didn’t physically assess you. Good luck and keep me posted!

[@kalkeikuu]

How do we know of we correctly pushed Hiatal Hernia down?

[@nichellethomson8299]

Your symptoms should dissipate within a couple days. If not, you may not have acid reflux due to a hiatal hernia

[@nichellethomson8299]

But essentially, if your symptoms decrease, then you are on the right track. But don’t press too hard, just enough to engage the tissue tension barrier (when you can’t push any further without added additional force)

[@user-oo8do5bt3e]

What if have large hiatal hernia will this exercise help?

[@CassieThomas]

Thank you for this video! I’ve been dealing with acid reflux for years and will continue to do these exercises. I have a question. Does anyone else feel a sorta pulse or twitch when they breathe in deep? It’s right in the middle of my chest up to my throat. It also happens when I bend forward or lay flat on my stomach. It happens after I eat or randomly throughout the day. I also feel a sense of fullness when I lay on my left side sometimes, under my rib cage and will feel a sorta flutter. Would love to know if anyone else experiences this or know what this is?

[@nichellethomson8299]

Hi. I have a suspicion of what it is.. but since I have not truly assessed you myself I cannot say for sure.. however, I would highly recommend you to go see your local manual osteopath and see if they can answer your question👍🏻

[@CassieThomas]

Thank you for your reply. Please share what your suspicion is, if you feel comfortable. I’m going to see my doctor and I can mention it.

[@nichellethomson8299]

@@CassieThomas going to see a manual osteopath would also be good to see in addition to your doctor. And because I cannot assess I will not be able to say more than I have. Good luck. I hope you find out what’s wrong

[@Kimberli1966]

@CassieThomas look up vagus nerve. I have this too. The hiatal hernia messes with it and causes a fluttering type feeling. I don’t like it either.

[@CassieThomas]

@@Kimberli1966thanks so much for your reply. Do you have any suggestions on what works for you to access the v nerve?

[@adrewfis925]

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[@pachuco1674]

Great video! Thank you!