Curl-up exercises improve strength in postpartum diastasis recti with Dr Sarah Haag

In this episode with Dr Sarah Haag, we discuss her Research Review of a recent article looking at the impact of a 12-week, home-based abdominal exercise program on inter-recti distance and other health indicators in women with diastasis recti abdominis (DRA) 6 to 12 months postpartum.We discuss the key takeaways of the paper, the impact of kinesiophobia in these patients and what we can clinically use with our patients in the clinic.

👉🏻 See Sarah’s full Research Review here - physio.network/reviews-haag

Dr Sarah Haag is a physiotherapist and co-owner of Entropy Physiotherapy and Wellness in Chicago. At Entropy, Sarah specialises in women’s and men’s health, and on treating the spine and pelvis. She received her Doctorate of Physical Therapy and Masters of Science in Women’s Health from Rosalind Franklin University in 2008.

Reference to article - Gluppe S, Engh M, Bø, K (2023) Curl-up Exercises Improve Abdominal Muscle Strength without Worsening inter-recti Distance in Women with Diastasis Recti Abdominis postpartum: a Randomised Controlled Trial. Journal of Physiotherapy, 69(3), 160–167.

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