[HTML][HTML] What is the evidence for abdominal and pelvic floor muscle training to treat diastasis recti abdominis postpartum? A systematic review with meta-analysis

S Gluppe, ME Engh, K Bø - Brazilian journal of physical therapy, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Diastasis recti abdominis (DRA) affects a significant number of women in the
postpartum period. Objective To systematically review whether abdominal and pelvic floor …

The impact of exercise therapy and abdominal binding in the management of diastasis recti abdominis in the early post-partum period: a pilot randomized controlled …

N Keshwani, S Mathur, L McLean - Physiotherapy theory and …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: To explore the feasibility of two physiotherapy interventions for the management of
diastasis recti abdominis (DrA): abdominal binding and targeting trunk exercises. Methods …

Effect of a postpartum training program on the prevalence of diastasis recti abdominis in postpartum primiparous women: a randomized controlled trial

SL Gluppe, G Hilde, MK Tennfjord, ME Engh… - Physical …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Background Diastasis recti abdominis affects a significant number of women during the
prenatal and postnatal period. Objective The objective was to evaluate the effect of a …

Diastasis recti abdominis: a survey of women's health specialists for current physical therapy clinical practice for postpartum women

J Keeler, M Albrecht, L Eberhardt, L Horn… - The Journal of …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine and describe intervention techniques
used by physical therapists to address diastasis recti abdominis (DRA) in postpartum …

[HTML][HTML] Postpartum exercise intervention targeting diastasis recti abdominis

FC Laframboise, RA Schlaff… - International journal of …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
To examine the effectiveness of an online, 12-week exercise intervention on diastasis recti
abdominis (DRA) width and negatively associated health outcomes (ie weight and core …

Efficacy and challenges in the treatment of diastasis recti abdominis—a scoping review on the current trends and future perspectives

M Radhakrishnan, K Ramamurthy - Diagnostics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Diastasis recti abdominis (DRA) is more prevalent in women during pregnancy and
postpartum. However, there is a lack of awareness regarding this condition among women …

[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 …

Immediate effect of abdominal and pelvic floor muscle exercises on interrecti distance in women with diastasis recti abdominis who were parous

SB Gluppe, ME Engh, K Bø - Physical Therapy, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Objective There is a lack of consensus on which abdominal or pelvic floor muscle (PFM)
exercises to recommend for the treatment of diastasis recti abdominis (DRA). The objective …

Effects of exercise on diastasis of the rectus abdominis muscle in the antenatal and postnatal periods: a systematic review

DR Benjamin, ATM Van de Water, CL Peiris - Physiotherapy, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Diastasis of the rectus abdominis muscle (DRAM) is common during and after
pregnancy, and has been related to lumbopelvic instability and pelvic floor weakness …

Comparison of trunk muscle function between women with and without diastasis recti abdominis at 1 year postpartum

NF Hills, RB Graham, L McLean - Physical therapy, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Background A separation of the abdominal muscles at the linea alba, known as diastasis
recti abdominis (DRA), can occur after childbirth. However, the impact of DRA on abdominal …