While we tend to think of different systems in the body as separate things, they are all actually very connected. So, for example, the immune system is influenced by the digestive system, the fascia is influenced by the hormone system and so on. In the same vein, breathing issues can often transcend the respiratory system and start causing problems elsewhere.

What happens in the mind does not stay in the mind. Stressful events can cause issues in the body, especially tension in the ventral chain of muscles.

Try these two bodywork techniques to restore range of motion and enable to ribcage to function better.