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The ability to take a comfortable, deep breath affects many aspects of life. For an athlete, a singer, a woodwind player, a public speaker and on and on, breathing is important. A small Australian study found that deep breathing and spinal mobility may be closely related. Significant improvement in lung volumes was found with those receiving adjustments in the study. It also helped those who exercised to receive an even better response. The mechanism is that spinal misalignment or restriction can disturb breathing. Chiropractors correct spinal misalignment thereby relieving the mechanical restrictions to breathing.