Along with more well-known abdominal muscles such as the rectus abdominis (the "six-pack" ab muscles) and the internal and external obliques, your core also includes the diaphragm (which helps you ...

Your core is an interconnected group of muscles that includes all your abs — not just your rectus abdominis ... which can lead to compensation and overuse injuries, especially for athletes.

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 ...

‘Low’ certainty of evidence showed a greater reduction in inter-rectus distance measured at rest and during a head lift following abdominal muscle training compared with no exercise. Evidence on the ...