Effectiveness of an Intervention Plan Aimed at the Diaphragm in Chronic Non-specific Neck Pain

The patient is in a supine position with a 90° knees flexion. The osteopath lies cephalad to the patient and places their hands on their shoulders.

The patient is in a supine position with a 90° knees flexion.To stretch the diaphragm, the osteopath stands at the head of the bed and places his hands on the lower edge of the ribcage and accompanies the lifting of the ribs during inhalation and maintains it during deep exhalation for up to 2 sets of 10 deep breaths separated by 1 minute. For the neuromuscular technique, the osteopath is positioned contralateral to the side to be treated and slides with the thumb under the lower part of the thorax, applying a force in the opposite direction.To inhibit the phrenic centre, the osteopath places one hand on the sternum in a caudal direction and the other in the projection of the phrenic centre in a cephalic direction.The participant inhales deeply and the osteopath presses in both directions during the expiratory phase for 10 respiratory cycles.