Key result
Breathing and diaphragm function systemically influence neural oscillations, brain mass movement, and motor coordination.
Why the study?
The diaphragm influences the CNS and body system, but there is no concrete data on effects of rehabilitative training or manual approaches on cognitive and cerebral aspects.
This review highlights the physiological connections between respiratory activity, diaphragm function, and central nervous system dynamics.
The functions of the diaphragm do not stop locally in its anatomy but affect the whole body system. The respiratory rhythm, directly and indirectly, affects the central nervous system (CNS). This article describes and reviews these influences, containing, for the first time, information on this subject in a single text. The ability of breath to move the brain mass and determine patterns of neural oscillation will be discussed. The role of the diaphragm in influencing motor expression and its effect on intracranial blood shifts in respiratory activity will also be discussed. It is known that the diaphragm can have multiple uses in improving the symptomatological picture of chronic diseases, but there is no current, concrete data on the effects that the rehabilitative training or manual approaches could have on the patient; in particular, on his/her cognitive and cerebral aspects in general.
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Bordoni et al. (2018) conducted a review in Central Nervous System function. Breathing and diaphragm function was evaluated. Breathing and diaphragm function exert systemic effects on the central nervous system, influencing neural oscillations, brain mass movement, and motor coordination.
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