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Re: [crisic] Diastasis recti/abdominal separation:
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onceahardman
Apr 25, 2012, 10:14 PM
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I'm glad you are not concerned with the appearance. No one else will ever notice, and it is very rare for this to ever cause even the slightest functional problem. The only real potential problem is an intestinal hernia into the space. As stated, this is extremely rare. Don't worry.
The bit about transversus abdominus is personally interesting. Back when I was in PT school, we took a part of a course that dealt with PT during pregnancy, and this very subject came up. This section was taught by a clinician who told us to recommend transversus abdominus exercises. We later discussed the issue with the department chairman, who was very unhappy that the instructor taught us this way.
Transversus abd. does not cross midline. It does not cross the linea alba. Therefore (for an active, fresh, acute diastasis) strengthening it can ONLY pull the diastasis farther apart. It cannot do anything else. Muscle can only pull on its origin and insertion.
Once your diastasis has healed (maybe 4 weeks postpartum) train your abs as hard as you want, any way you want. You won't do any more harm once it is scarred down.
This is really nothing to worry about. Best of luck.
(This post was edited by onceahardman on Apr 25, 2012, 10:17 PM)
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