If your tummy still looks pregnant months after delivery, diastasis recti might be to blame. We've got the facts about this common postpartum condition.

Background/aim Diastasis recti abdominis (DRA) is defined as a separation of the 2 muscle bellies of rectus abdominis. To date there is scant knowledge on prevalence, risk factors, and consequences of ...

Diastasis recti abdominis (DRA) is a condition characterized by the separation of the rectus abdominis muscles, which can occur during and after pregnancy. This condition is prevalent among ...

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 ...

Wrong. What looks like six abdominals is actually just your rectus abdominis, adds Michele Olson, PhD, senior clinical professor of sport science at Huntingdon College in Montgomery, Alabama.

However, my pregnant belly was enormous, and my overstretched ab muscles couldn't come back together after pregnancy, leaving me with a significant case of diastasis recti (abdominal-muscle ...