There can be many contributors to neck pain.
The more you understand your habits, the more you can adjust yourself during the day and in the end, decrease neck tension.
This applies to breathing habits. If you have chronic neck issues you could be:
Raising your shoulders while you inhale
Using your shoulder blades to inhale or exhale
Using your throat muscles to lift the upper ribs
Sinking your chest when you inhale
What do you notice? Which one applies to you?
Here is a very useful video showing a large inhale and exhale. It shows how the ribs and diaphragm are the main movers of breathing. The shoulder blades rest on the ribs, but are NOT muscularly busy with a breath, UNLESS you are breathing hard.
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