Hiccups occur when the diaphragm contracts suddenly and unintentionally. The diaphragm is your main breathing muscle and separates your lung space from your abdominal space; as it contracts, the air ...

The diaphragm is the main muscle used for breathing. The diaphragm helps with digestion and movements like bowel movements and urination. Diaphragmatic breathing can strengthen the diaphragm and help ...

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 ...

Inhale. Exhale. And thank the muscle that makes it all possible,your diaphragm. A sheet of muscle that separates your abdomen from your lungs,the diaphragm drives the expansion and contraction of ...