Avoid any crunches and planking until you have regained strength in your abs and have started to close the gap, since doing exercises that are too difficult can actually make diastasis recti worse.

With the right exercises, you can help close that gap, strengthen your core, and feel more like yourself again. Whether you’re pregnant and want to prevent diastasis recti, or you’re already ...

Background/aim Diastasis recti abdominis (DRA) is defined as a separation of the ... and level of abdominal and pelvic floor muscle exercise training and general exercise training 12 months post ...