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Raising the shoulders helps me breath easier. why is this? and if my shoulders were raised during a spirometry, would it hide a condition like asthma?
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Asthma: raising the shoulders expands the lungs and it's possible to make it easier to breath. However, it should not affect the diagnosis of asthma based property performed spirometer
Answered 11/26/2015
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