Fascia: The Pericardium-Diaphragm Connection
Understanding how the pericardium relates to breathing can in turn help clients relax into their massage session.
Nicole Trombley and Rachelle Clauson are massage therapists and co-directors of AnatomySCAPES, where they provide anatomy education for hands-on professionals online and in person in their dissection labs and workshops in San Diego, California. You can access more content anatomyscapes.com/ABMP.
Understanding how the pericardium relates to breathing can in turn help clients relax into their massage session.
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