Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Diastasis width was not associated with an increase in intra-abdominal pressure when patients underwent rectus ...

No one is saying it’s easy to whip your abs into shape — baby or no baby. But you may be one of hundreds of thousands of people suffering from an incurable condition that is making matters worse: ...

Introduction: Endoscopic subcutaneous onlay approach (SCOLA) mesh repair in combination with anterior plication of diastasis has recently become a commonly performed procedure. Aim: The aim of this ...

The most common symptoms of diastasis recti is a bulge in your stomach and lower back pain. A physical therapist who specializes in postpartum recovery can recommend exercises to help relieve symptoms ...

Abdominal separation—or diastasis recti—is a common result of pregnancy changes in the body. Here are the facts about this postpartum condition. Months after I gave birth to my twins, a mom from a ...

The medical name is diastasis recti, or rectus abdominis diastasis (RAD). The rectus abdominis muscles — those "six-pack" muscles of the abdominal wall — are separated by a piece of fibrous connective ...

Toward the end of your pregnancy or after giving birth, some women notice either an indentation or a bulge in the middle of their belly. This is likely a common condition known as diastasis recti.

Diastasis recti is a topic that is, unfortunately, very near and dear to my heart. Or rather, my body. After four pregnancies, including two with complications, I have been left with pretty severe ...

Back in November, pro middle-distance runner Alysia Montaño underwent surgery to treat her diastasis recti—a partial or complete separation of the rectus abdominis (a.k.a. abdominal muscles), which ...

“Diastasis recti” means your belly sticks out because the space between your left and right belly muscles has widened. You might call it a “pooch.” It's very common among pregnant women. About ...