Abdominal exercises affect inter-rectus distance in postpartum women: a two-dimensional ultrasound study

MF Sancho, AG Pascoal, P Mota, K Bø - Physiotherapy, 2015 - Elsevier
Objectives To compare inter-rectus distance (IRD) at rest between women who had a
vaginal delivery with women who had a caesarean section, and to describe the effect of …

[HTML][HTML] Neuromuscular electrical stimulation and strength recovery of postnatal diastasis recti abdominis muscles

DM Kamel, AM Yousif - Annals of rehabilitation medicine, 2017 - synapse.koreamed.org
Objective To assess the effect of neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) on the
recovery of abdominal muscle strength in postnatal women with diastasis of recti abdominis …

Proprioception and control of the lumbopelvic in women with and without diastasis rectus and their relationship with postpartum pain and disability

A Yalfani, N Bigdeli, F Gandomi… - The Scientific Journal …, 2020 - medrehab.sbmu.ac.ir
Background and Aims: Increase in the inter-recti abdominal muscle during pregnancy and
postpartum is called diastasis rectus abdominis. Usually this distance must be more than 20 …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of pelvic floor muscle training on pelvic floor function and sexuality postpartum. A randomized study including 300 primiparous

S Schütze, M Heinloth, M Uhde, J Schütze… - Archives of Gynecology …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose Although pregnancy and childbirth are physiological processes they may be
associated with pelvic floor disorders. The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of isometric-isotonic exercises of core stability in women with postpartum diastasis recti and its secondary disorders (randomized controlled clinical …

A Yalfani, N Bigdeli, F Gandomi - Journal of Health and Care, 2020 - hcjournal.arums.ac.ir
Methods: This study is a randomized controlled double-blind clinical trial in which 24 women
with diastasis recti were participated and divided into two groups of exercise and control (n …

Impact of pelvic floor muscle training in the postpartum period

LH Gagnon, J Boucher, M Robert - International urogynecology journal, 2016 - Springer
Introduction and hypothesis Our study piloted a novel, two-tiered approach to delivering
pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) to postpartum women involving a standardized group …

[HTML][HTML] The relationship of severity in diastasis recti abdominis and pelvic floor dysfunction: a retrospective cohort study

H Fei, Y Liu, M Li, J He, L Liu, J Li, Y Wan, T Li - BMC Women's Health, 2021 - Springer
Background Diastasis of rectus abdominis (DRA) refers to a separation of the rectus
abdominis from the linea alba. This study aimed to investigate the association with the …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of exercise on inter-recti distance and associated low back pain among post-partum females: a randomized controlled trial

Z Saleem, AA Khan, SI Farooqui… - Journal of family & …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective: This study aimed to emphasize facilitation training and strengthening of
abdominal and core muscles in improving the inter-recti distance (IRD) and associated low …

Pelvic floor muscle training program increases muscular contractility during first pregnancy and postpartum: electromyographic study

J Marques, S Botelho, LC Pereira… - Neurourology and …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Aims The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of a training program over both pelvic
floor muscles contractility and urinary symptoms in primigravid pregnant and postpartum …

Postnatal exercise can reverse diastasis recti

G Sharma, T Lobo, L Keller - Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2014 - journals.lww.com
INTRODUCTION: Prenatal training has been shown to prevent diastasis recti. The purpose
of this study was to see if women who started an exercise program after delivery had a …