Diastasis Recti

 

 

RECTI

By: Nida Lingbawa

 

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Diastasis recti is a abdominal separation of the rectus abdominis muscle into right and left halves.

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Created by stretching of linea alba

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Linea alba=connect 2 region

 

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Diastasis recti commonly occur in 2 people o

Newborn baby Rectus

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is not fully develop(premature baby)

Pregnant women Stretching

of the rectus due to groing of uterus

 

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!t can occur above" belo" or at the level of the umbilicus but appear to be less common belo umbilicus

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!t also appear to be less common in omen ith good abdominal tone before pregnancy pregnancy..

 

Causes from diastasis recti  

#ay produce musculos$eletal complaints" such as lo  bac$ pain" possibly as a result of decrease ability of the abdominal musculature musculature to stabili%e s tabili%e the pelvis and lumbar spine.

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&unctional limitations

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Decreased fetal protection

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'otential for herniation. herniation.

 

Special test .

*amine by positioning your pt. !n supine ith the $nees bent.

2. 'lace one hand behind your head and the other hand on your abdomen ith your fingertips across your midline+parallel ith your aistline at the level of your belly button. ,. She raises her head and shoulders until u ntil her nec$ is about - inches from the supporting surface. sur face.

 

  . /he chin should be tuc$ed and the arms stretched str etched out. 0. /he '/ chec$s for a bulge in the central abdominal area" hich is evident hen the muscles have parted.   1. !f present it is defined by the number of fingers that can be inserted hori%ontally hori%ontally into the gap at the level level of the umbilicus and 2 inches above and belo.

 

Precaution  

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/est the pregnant patients for presence of diastasis recti  before performing any abdominal abdominal e*ercises.

ait until three days after delivery to perform the diastasis chec$" as the muscles ill be too slac$ for a reliable r eliable result.

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!f you had a C+section" you should ait appro*imately si* ee$s or until your incision has healed.

 

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Do not perform a standard curl+up (raising your shoulders off the  bed) until your center seam does not bulge or hollo and you feel only 2 finger idths or less separation beteen the recti muscles.

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!f at any time (ee$s" months" years later) you notice the gap returning" ust repeat this e*ercise to decrease it.

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'oorly e*ecuted abdominal e*ercises can cause an increase in intra+ abdominal pressure" this force may cause further recti separation and its accompanying bulge3hernia to orsen.

 

SPECIAL PRECA PRECAUTINS UTINS 4void 4v oid all activities that place stress on the midline" that stretch or overly e*pand the abdominal all.i.e   Repetitive trun$ movements or diagonal tists i.e. during a tennis serve.  

*ercises that re5uire lying bac$ard over a large e*ercise ball.

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6oga postures that stretch the abs" such as 7co pose"8 7up+dog"8 all bac$+bends" and 7belly breathing.8

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4bdominal e*ercises that or$ the th e e*terior abdominal muscles" such as crunches and obli5ue curls.

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*ercises that cause the abdominal all to bulge out upon u pon e*ertion. Lifting and carrying very heavy obects. !ntense coughing hile abdominal muscles are unsupported .

 

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Try Tr y to do 10 1 0 in a row row,, at least three times tim es a day.

 

 Thank you…. 