Noninvasive treatment of postpartum diastasis recti abdominis: a pilot study

LJ Tuttle, J Fasching, A Keller, M Patel… - The Journal of …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To examine the effectiveness of physical therapy intervention for treating diastasis
recti abdominis (DRA) in the postpartum population, with emphasis on transverse abdominis …

Comparison of the efficiency of core stabilization exercises and abdominal corset in the treatment of postpartum diastasis recti abdominis

AK Kaya, MY Menek - European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective To examine the feasibility of three physiotherapy interventions for the treatment of
diastasis recti abdominis (DRA): core stabilization exercises, abdominal corset and a …

Diastasis Recti Abdominis Rehabilitation in the Postpartum Period: A Scoping Review of Current Clinical Practice

A Skoura, E Billis, DT Papanikolaou, S Xergia… - International …, 2024 - Springer
Introduction and hypothesis Despite exercise being the standard approach to diastasis recti
abdominis (DRA) rehabilitation, there is no consensus on the most effective exercise routine …

Diastasis of the rectus abdominis muscles in postpartum: concordance of patient and clinician evaluations, prevalence, associated pelvic floor symptoms and quality of …

C Cardaillac, S Vieillefosse, A Oppenheimer… - European Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objectives The main objective was to assess the reliability of the patient's measurement of
diastasis. The secondary aims were the estimation postpartum diastasis prevalence, of …

Effect of progressive prone plank exercise program on diastasis of rectus abdominis muscle in postpartum women: a randomized controlled trial

E Awad, A Mobark, AA Zidan, HA Hamada… - 2021 - rua.ua.es
Diastasis of Rectus Abdominis (DRA) muscle is a concerning health issue that commonly
affects female within pregnancy and postpartum time, persistent lower back pain and pelvic …

The relationship between diastasis rectus abdominus, pelvic floor trauma and function in primiparous women postpartum

VH Eisenberg, L Sela, A Weisman… - International …, 2021 - Springer
Introduction and hypothesis A functional interaction exists between the pelvic floor and the
abdominal wall. The study was aimed at investigating the clinical and morphological …

[PDF][PDF] Abdominal exercise with bracing, a therapeutic efficacy in reducing diastasis-recti among postpartal females

N Acharry, RK Kutty - Int J Physiother Res, 2015 - researchgate.net
Background: Diastasis recti abdominis (DRA) has been defined as an impairment
characterized by the separation of the two rectus abdominis muscles along the linea alba …

[PDF][PDF] Effects of abdominal exercises on reduction of diastasis recti in postnatal women

SR Khandale, D Hande - IJHSR, 2016 - researchgate.net
Background: Diastasis recti is condition in which the rectus abdominis muscle separates in
midline at linea Alba, that can be seen in women during and after pregnancy. Specific …

Effect of pelvic floor and transversus abdominis muscle contraction on inter-rectus distance in postpartum women: a cross-sectional experimental study

NM Theodorsen, LI Strand, K Bø - Physiotherapy, 2019 - Elsevier
Objectives To investigate the effect of acute isometric contraction of the pelvic floor muscles
(PFM) and transversus abdominis muscle (TrAM) on inter-rectus distance (IRD) from resting …

Device-assisted pelvic floor muscle postpartum exercise programme for the management of pelvic floor dysfunction after delivery

NV Artymuk, SY Khapacheva - The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Background Pelvic floor dysfunction (PFD) is a multifactorial condition that clinically
manifests as the pelvic prolapse, urinary and/or rectal incontinence, and sexual dysfunction …