What is Belly breathing (Diaphragmatic)?

Category: Lifestyle Modifications

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Diaphragmatic breathing, abdominal breathing, belly breathing, deep breathing or costal breathing is the act of breathing by contracting one's diaphragm creating room for the lungs to expand down, rather than laterally through the expansion of the rib cage.

Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Anxious mood 1 0
Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder 1 0
Chronic belching 1 0
Feels like i am suffocating 1 0
Heart palpitations 1 0
Hypervigilance 1 0

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