The Abdominal Muscles Do it All

In my last post, I wrote of how change brings about learning. Well, here's a case in point: If not for this surgery, I would never have appreciated all that the abdominal muscles do.

Is there any activity they are not involved in? From the pain and discomfort I'm feeling at every move, it sure doesn't seem so.

Bending, pushing, pulling, lifting, carrying, twisting, turning. reaching, steering, walking, sitting, standing, lying down, getting up, coughing, sneezing. All involve the abdominals. Even laughing, hence, the term "belly laugh."