This includes the muscles deep within your core, and most notably, the transverse abdominis. Your core consists of several muscles located throughout your midsection. Together, they assist with ...

If you want a strong core, you have to work all your core muscles. That’s why transverse abdominis exercises are so important, since lots of people tend to forget about those deep core muscles ...

This targets a wide range of muscles, especially the rectus and transverse abdominis, Blades says. The rectus abdominis are the front muscles in the abdomen that support the muscles of the spine ...

The three muscles of the lateral abdominal wall — the internal oblique, the external oblique, and the transverse abdominis — have fibrous connections that create the rectus sheath, which ...

A third-degree tear reaches through the perineal muscles to the muscle surrounding the anus, called the anal sphincter. A fourth-degree tear goes through the anal sphincter and nearby tissue.