DIASTASIS
What is DIASTASIS RECTI ABDOMINIS (DRA)?
Precaution Exercises during pregnancy
Valsalva maneuver breath holding during activities
Coughing, sneezing, lifting, bending, transitional movements WITHOUT abdominal bracing
Full sit-ups, jack-knifes, bilateral leg raises
Hyperextension of lumbar spine or exercises that overstretch the abdominal wall
Bouncing exercises
Aggressive stretching
Rotational trunk exercises
Relative precaution using quadruped exercises without proper support (may increase abdominal pressure on linea alba)
*Information provided by -Kristina Kehoe PT, DPT