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Diaphragm: Hiatal Hernia Syndrome

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Mind Map branch: Diaphragm: Hiatal Hernia Syndrome Diaphragm: Hiatal Hernia Syndrome Symptoms of increased pressure Fatigue Difficulty breathing deeply, anxiety, hypoxia Reflux of stomach contents Pain at junction of stomach, diaphram, and esophagus Changes in heart rate after eating Hiccups, cough, after eating What causes increase pressures from below? Constipation Gas pressure Adipose tissue Tight clothing at waist Forward bending posture, as a habit, or after eating Lying down too soon after eating Heavy abdominal muscle exertion Links http://holographichealth.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=33&products_id=47 Baroody book http://www.joyfullivingservices.com/hiatalhernia.html One overview What can you do? Eat smaller, simpler meals, more slowly Maintain proper posture Maintain appropriate weight Avoid constipation and gas Allow enough time after eating before bending or lying down Wear loose clothing around waist Use gentle pressure downward below diaphragm when symptomatic Elevate head of bed for a period of time

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The Applied Kinesiology discipline teaches that the diaphragm is a "crossroads between mind and body". By this it refers to the connection between behaviors -- breathing, eating, moving, worrying, and more -- and somatic symptoms arising as a consequence of altered diaphragm function.

Contraction and relaxation of the diaphragm:
Moves meridian energy
Allows the lungs to fill and empty
Is a factor in the movement of lymph upward
Is a factor in venous return of blood to the heart
Maintains separation of stomach and esophagus

Sometimes diaphragm-related symptoms are grouped together as a "hiatal hernia syndrome". Hiatal hernias can only be diagnosed by visual inspection or imaging technology, but many of the symptoms of hiatal hernias are due to modifiable functions of the diaphragm.

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The diaphragm is a thin inverted bowl-shaped muscle at the bottom of the rib cage. It has openings for the esophagus, aorta and vena cava. It separates the thoracic organs from the abdominal organs. As it contracts (goes down), the lungs fill; as it relaxes (goes up) the lungs empty.

If you notice how near the stomach, heart, and lungs are to each other -- with just this thin muscle between them -- it is easy to see how pressure from below can affect function above.

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