Giving birth is no cakewalk, and postpartum recovery can be tough. If you feel like your belly is still soft, sore, and bulging months after giving birth, you're not alone. One of the most common ...

No one is saying it’s easy to whip your abs into shape — baby or no baby. But you may be one of hundreds of thousands of people suffering from an incurable condition that is making matters worse: ...

The medical name is diastasis recti, or rectus abdominis diastasis (RAD). The rectus abdominis muscles — those "six-pack" muscles of the abdominal wall — are separated by a piece of fibrous connective ...

Background During antenatal period, many woman experience an increase of inter-rectus muscle distance (IRD) due to a weakening of the linea alba, considering a widening of >2 cm pathological.

DIASTASIS recti is an abnormal separation of the rectus abdominis muscles (the muscles responsible for a ‘six-pack’) and is a common complaint of women after pregnancy. Normally a thick sheath ...

If your stomach still looks pregnant months after giving birth, you might have a diastasis recti. All about postpartum diastasis recti and how to get rid of it [Credit: The Birth Hour] Diastasis recti ...

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 ...

Diastasis Recti is a symptom of excessive intra-abdominal pressure - that means pressure inside your abdomen and pelvis pushing outwards, forwards and downwards. Not the direction you want anything ...

Due to increased tension on the abdominal wall, pregnant women may develop this condition. The risk is higher if with multiple births or many pregnancies. According to a study, Diastasis recti is an ...