The most common symptoms of diastasis recti is a bulge in your stomach and lower back pain. A physical therapist who specializes in postpartum recovery can recommend exercises to help relieve symptoms ...

Background/aim Diastasis recti abdominis (DRA) is defined as a separation of the 2 muscle bellies of rectus abdominis. To date there is scant knowledge on prevalence, risk factors, and consequences of ...

If your stomach still looks pregnant months after giving birth, you might have a diastasis recti. Your six-pack muscles are a pair of long, flat muscles that run vertically down each side of your ...

Diastasis recti is a condition where the ab muscles separate due to extreme pressure in the abdominal wall. Pregnancy and repeated heavy lifting are common causes of diastasis recti. Diastasis recti ...

Diastasis recti is a common postpartum condition where abdominal muscles separate. This can lead to core weakness and a ...

Physical therapy can help treat diastasis recti by strengthening your abdominal muscles. You should avoid activities that add ...

Objective To examine the effect of exercise during the first year postpartum on pelvic floor disorders and diastasis recti abdominis. Design Systematic review with random effects meta-analysis. Data ...

A popped belly button and stretch marks aren’t the only changes your midsection goes through with a growing bump. After giving birth, you might have noticed that there’s a gap between the left and ...

If you’re dealing with the dreaded mummy tummy or postpartum pooch, you’re not alone. It’s often related to a common condition called diastasis recti, which can wreak havoc on a woman’s body during ...

Sarah Tar knew something was wrong when, at four weeks postpartum, she fell back into her usual workout routine and was shedding the pregnancy weight everywhere — except her stomach. No matter how ...