20/10/2025
Diaphragmatic breathing is an important technique to learn because it helps settle down or relax the autonomic nervous system (calming us down from a “flight or fight” response). The correct use of diaphragmatic breathing can help to quiet brain activity resulting in the relaxation of all the muscles and organs of the body. It can also improve the range of motion and flexibility of our pelvic floor muscles, because as our diaphragm contracts and relaxes it loads and unloads the pelvic floor muscles causing it to lengthen and recoil.
Having both a calmed nervous system and a more flexible, relaxed pelvic floor can significantly help with conditions of pelvic floor muscle dysfunction, such as pain, leakage, or difficulty emptying the bladder or bowel.
