Medically reviewed by Raynetta Samuels, PT, DPT, CLT Diastasis recti—or diastasis rectus abdominis, as it is known in medical terms—is a common condition that develops when the two portions of the ...

Diastasis recti will usually heal on its own but core exercises and physical therapy can help. When your abdominal muscles — also known as rectus abdominis — are under a lot of pressure due to ...

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 ...

The pelvic floor and abdominal musculature undergo a period of prolonged stress during pregnancy that may lead to pelvic floor disorders and diastasis rectus abdominis following childbirth. Pelvic ...

If you’ve been diagnosed with diastasis recti, working Of course, this issue isn’t necessarily an aesthetic one. Many of us work out to feel good, not to look a certain way, and this issue can ...

In a post on her Instagram Story, Tisdale explained that she developed diastasis recti — a condition where the abdominal muscles separate — during her pregnancy and was able to fix it with ...