Diastasis recti during pregnancy and postpartum

Mota, Patrícia; Pascoal, Augusto Gil; Vaz, Cristiana; João, Filipa; Veloso, António; Bø, Kari

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Diastasis recti during pregnancy and postpartum

2018-01Book part

dc.contributor.author	Mota, Patrícia
dc.contributor.author	Pascoal, Augusto Gil
dc.contributor.author	Vaz, Cristiana
dc.contributor.author	João, Filipa
dc.contributor.author	Veloso, António
dc.contributor.author	Bø, Kari
dc.date.accessioned	2018-01-19T16:44:57Z
dc.date.available	2018-01-19T16:44:57Z
dc.date.issued	2018-01
dc.description.abstract	Diastasis recti abdominis (DRA) or increased inter-rectus distance (IRD) is characterized by the separation of the rectus abdominis muscles. It has its onset during pregnancy and the first weeks following childbirth. The reliability of the instruments used to assess this condition is unclear. There is scant knowledge on the prevalence and risk factors for development of the condition. There is little evidence on which exercises are most effective in reduction of DRA. The aims of our studies were to establish a reliable method for the assessment of the morphology of the abdominal wall, describe DRA prevalence, risk factors, and evaluate the acute response on the IRD induced by drawing-in and abdominal crunch exercises. The results of three methodological studies showed ultrasound imaging to be a reliable method for measuring IRD. The ultrasound transducer can be held relatively stationary in a clinical setting, to evaluate IRD. DRA is prevalent at 6 months postpartum, with a prevalence rate of 39%. The acute response on IRD produced by drawing-in exercise was a widening of the IRD in postpartum, while the abdominal crunch exercise induced an acute narrowing response of the IRD in pregnancy and in postpartum.	pt_PT
dc.description.version	info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion	pt_PT
dc.identifier.citation	Mota P, Pascoal AG, Vaz C, João F, Veloso A, Bø K. Diastasis recti during pregnancy and postpartum. In: Brandão S, Da Roza T, Ramos I, Mascarenhas T, editors. Women's health and biomechanics. Cham: Springer; 2018. p. 121-32.	pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi	10.1007/978-3-319-71574-2_10	pt_PT
dc.identifier.isbn	978-3-319-71574-2
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/7952
dc.language.iso	eng	pt_PT
dc.peerreviewed	yes	pt_PT
dc.publisher	SpringerOpen	pt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversion	https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-71574-2_10	pt_PT
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/	pt_PT
dc.subject	Diastasis recti	pt_PT
dc.subject	Inter-rectus distance	pt_PT
dc.subject	Ultrasound	pt_PT
dc.subject	Postpartum	pt_PT
dc.subject	Pregnancy	pt_PT
dc.title	Diastasis recti during pregnancy and postpartum	pt_PT
dc.type	book part
dspace.entity.type	Publication
oaire.citation.endPage	132	pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage	121	pt_PT
rcaap.rights	closedAccess	pt_PT
rcaap.type	bookPart	pt_PT