28 March 2012

Charlene woke up in time for her physiotherapy session in school. Today the PT made a discovery. Charlene uses her diaphragm muscles to breathe when she is lying down. However, the moment she sits up, her diaphragm will fall further down by gravity. Because her rib cage muscles are weak, her breathing become swallower as a result. This explains why when Charlene sits up, she tends to close her eyes.