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 ...

More than half of women who give birth experience a condition called diastasis recti, yet many have never heard its name. This separation of abdominal muscles during pregnancy affects physical ...

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

Medically reviewed by Raynetta Samuels, PT, DPT, CLT Key Takeaways Physical therapy can help treat diastasis recti by ...

They say that maintaining a healthy diet, getting lots of sleep and practicing breathing exercises can all make giving birth go a little smoother. And while that may be good advice, Alissa Mosca, 33, ...

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After Riina Laaksonen welcomed her second child, her GP (wrongly) told her to return to her pre-pregnancy exercise routine - and she ended up injuring herself. Riina was unaware that she was suffering ...