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Anonymous
| A physical therapist is who you need to see to help with this and not a personal trainer. Your insurance should cover it if you have your doctor write a script. |
Anonymous
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You can close your mid line with proper exercise. Surgery is not necessary in most cases!
To close diastasis recti, or abdominal separation, you need to first build strength in your deepest abdominal muscle, your Transverse Abdominis, or TvA. This is the body's internal "girdle" and when contracted, compresses the abdominal wall. After this initial phase of rehab is complete, you should then perform specialized postnatal exercises that train the muscle to function properly as a stabilizer. Depending on the width of your mid line, you may need to manually splint your mid line closed, with your hands, to assist your TvA, and prevent bulging of the abdominal wall (which pushes the mid line apart and prevents closure). Many women, both with and without diastasis end up with overly round, protruding tummies after pregnancy, and this is always accompanied by functional weakness in the TvA, and/or improper postpartum exercise selection and/or performance. 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, no ab exercises that twist the spine, and no leg extension exercises that cause the abdominal wall to balloon outward until diastasis rehab is complete. No crunches, oblique curls, most Pilates mat work, some yoga asanas like "boat pose" and "triangle pose," roll ups, roll downs, bicycling, etc. Instead, women should perform abdominal exercises that flex the lower spine with the upper body stabilized in the neutral position. To protect your mid line when rising from the floor, or out of bed always use the "log roll" technique. Abdominal support belts, when worn often, or during, exercise makes the TvA muscle "turn off" (because the belt is doing the job that the TvA is designed to do) and in the long run will cause this muscle to weaken an atrophy. Many of us in the fitness industry adhere to a "build a girdle, don't wear a girdle" philosophy. Note too, that in tradition weight training techniques, it's common practice to push the abdominal wall outward, in order to strongly press the abdomen into the belt. While this creates stability and allows lifters to handle higher weights, this training technique is one of the major causes of diastasis recti in men. For more information on diastasis recti and to view a video of the "log roll" technique, go to page: http://www.befitmom.com/abdominal_separation.html |
Anonymous
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The Tupler Technique is the only research based program (Columbia University Program in Physical Therapy) proven to be effective in treating a diastasis recti for women, men and children.
It is a 4 step program. To close a diastasis means healing the connective tissue. To learn more about this program watch the 30 minute film on the Diastasis REhab page at www.DiastasisRehab.com |
Anonymous
wow. this is... i can't...i need to leave the forum. |
Anonymous
there's a helpful response for ya |