Is diastis recti i.e. separation of abdominal muscles during pregnancy curable without surgery?

Answer 1

YES! To close abdominal separation you need to first build A LOT of strength in your deepest abdominal muscle, your Transverse Abdominis. Then you need to do specialized postpartum exercises that train the muscle to function properly as a stabilizer.

Women with diastasis recti should NOT perform ANY abdominal exercises that lift/roll the upper body off the floor or against the force of gravity as these types of movements make diastasis worse. This means no crunches, sit-ups, oblique pulses, roll downs/roll ups, Pilates mat work that uitlize the head-float position, and certain yoga asanas such as "boat pose."

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