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

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...