DIAPHRAGM MASSAGE tutorial: Myofascial Release for Breath

The diaphragm can be a tricky area to work on directly, but it's one of our biggest and most important muscles! Diaphragm massage can help with back pain, hip pain, and even shoulder and neck pain. Watch this engaging tutorial video on myofascial release techniques to better understand how you can release the diaphragm for your clients and restore better breathing patterns.
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Chapters
00:00 Importance of the Diaphragm
02:13 Technique: Releasing the Diaphragm
03:37 Technique: Myofascial Stroke on the Diaphragm
06:34 Technique: Compressing the Belly
11:34 Breathing Patterns and Control
15:08 Interrupting Breath Control Patterns
18:35 Advanced Techniques Workshop
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[@jessemansfield408]

Excellent demonstration! This is very useful for my next client coming in. Thanks for sharing :)

[@bodyworksdwnyc]

Awesome, glad it can help 😁

[@claytonh6781]

Just had hernia surgery for the 4time in 15 years.i was told to do breathing exercises. Saw your video

[@bodyworksdwnyc]

That is something that I’d want to take a look at before attempting these releases as they may pull on the hernia

[@angelinastillions4708]

​@@bodyworksdwnyc if a client has a hiatal hernia would you not do this release?

[@bodyworksdwnyc]

@angelinastillions4708 great question! Actually, I have a hiatal hernia myself (just found out last year during a CAT scan for my heart). This should be fine as long as you go easy and it’s not causing sharp pain (which really is true for anyone).

[@claytonh6781]

@@bodyworksdwnyc I had groin hernia

[@bodyworksdwnyc]

@claytonh6781 these techniques would be fine for a client with a groin hernia

[@donnajoseph6204]

What would a client complaint be requiring this technique? I think most of us do not breathe properly utilizing the diaphragm. I incorporate deep, slow breathing with my client causing movement at the belly and not at the shoulders. It is a wake-up call for many as they re-learn how to breathe.

[@bodyworksdwnyc]

Great question! Honestly this is work that I do for most client complaints, although it might show up sooner or later in a series depending on how intense the current issue is and how much I need to balance providing immediate relief vs long term support. I like to cue "360" breathing, ie the entire ribcage should expand and contract (yep, without extra lifting in the shoulders and neck) with a slight belly rise at the end of the inhale (most lift belly first instead of ribs/sternum). I think for most clients, the diaphragm gets mis-recruited for postural support which doesn't allow it to relax on the exhale....requiring using the ancillary breathing muscles more (scalenes, serratus, abs, pecs, etc). For the complaints that really need this work: any back pain for sure, as well as shoulder pain, neck pain. Basically anything attached to the ribs :) I like to say "there is no real 'right' way to breathe....but plenty of 'wrong ways'.....usually any that involve too much control over what should be run by your brainstem so that you cerebrum can do stuff like art and science!"

[@claytonh6781]

Looks painful,

[@bodyworksdwnyc]

It can be slightly “intense” but should be what we like to call comfortably uncomfortable to get a good therapeutic result. But should never cause sharp pain!