Suggestions for Mom with Abdonimal Diastasis Recti
Hello BPN families,
I was diagnosed with diastasis recti right after having my c-section in 2017. It has been 2.5 years and I still have a separation gap. I have seen a physical therapist at kaiser and that has helped a bit. It is a bit hard to do certain exercises since I dont want to make this condition worse. Does anyone have any recommendations for treating this? Exercise? Or other forms of treatment to decrease the gap?
Thank you!
Oct 19, 2019
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I'm not sure about your specific condition, but there is a woman I know who deals with abdominal separation resulting from pregancy. She is in the East Bay. Here is a link to her website: http://www.abseparationrehab.com/
Good luck!
I highly recommend the online workout programs from https://every-mother.com/ -- very affordable, convenient and I've seen great improvement in my own case. All workouts are designed specifically for diastasis recti. If you don't have time for a full 20-30 minute workout every day, you can at least find time to do the 10 minute core strengthening exercise at the end of a busy day.
I had minor di-recti after my second (and a host of other core and pelvic floor issues). In addition to working with a Kaiser PT, she recommended Momma Strong to me. It’s an online workout program with 15 minute videos. By a mom for moms. $5 subscription per month and there’s a whole track for di-recti including exercises to help reverse it and/or modifications to account for it. The videos are very fun and very real (kids often walking thru the workout), and super supportive of physical impacts of motherhood.
I recommend Ashley Keller. She masterfully works with diastasis recti. See below. She doesn’t accentuate this in the link but her plan is all about healing the gap. She’s amazing. I recommend reaching out to her with any questions you have. https://www.glowbodypt.com/12-week-post-pregnancy-plan-2
I had a separation as as well after multiple pregnancies. I saw a physical therapist that specialized in women's issues and she fixed my pelvic floor issue and closed the gap though i notice that if I don't do exercises she recommended it re-opens a bit. So I would recommend finding a good PT that focuses on those issues to correct it but then to continue with exercises recommended by PT to ensure it does not re-open.