Diastasis Recti
Diastasis recti is the separation of the abdominal muscles, often occurring after pregnancy.
Diastasis Recti
Diastasis recti is the separation of the abdominal muscles, often occurring after pregnancy.
Diastasis Recti
Diastasis recti is the separation of the abdominal muscles, often occurring after pregnancy.
Diastasis Recti
Diastasis recti is the separation of the abdominal muscles, often occurring after pregnancy.
Diastasis Recti
Diastasis recti is the separation of the abdominal muscles, often occurring after pregnancy.
All you need to know
What is Diastasis Recti?
Diastasis recti is a common condition in pregnant and postpartum individuals, where the rectus abdominis muscles (your 'six-pack' abs) separate due to prolonged stretching. This muscle separation can cause the stomach to protrude for months or even years after giving birth.
What Causes Diastasis Recti?
The rectus abdominis runs vertically down the centre of the stomach, divided into left and right sections by a band of connective tissue called the linea alba. During pregnancy, as the uterus expands, the rectus abdominis muscles and linea alba stretch apart to accommodate the growing baby.
The linea alba is naturally elastic and can heal and retract post-pregnancy. However, when the tissue loses elasticity due to excessive stretching, it may not fully close, leading to persistent abdominal separation. This is what causes the stomach to stick out long after childbirth.
Most people won’t notice the signs until they are postpartum, and symptoms can include:
A visible bulge just below or above the belly button
Regular bloating
Lower back pain
Poor posture
Constipation
All you need to know
What is Diastasis Recti?
Diastasis recti is a common condition in pregnant and postpartum individuals, where the rectus abdominis muscles (your 'six-pack' abs) separate due to prolonged stretching. This muscle separation can cause the stomach to protrude for months or even years after giving birth.
What Causes Diastasis Recti?
The rectus abdominis runs vertically down the centre of the stomach, divided into left and right sections by a band of connective tissue called the linea alba. During pregnancy, as the uterus expands, the rectus abdominis muscles and linea alba stretch apart to accommodate the growing baby.
The linea alba is naturally elastic and can heal and retract post-pregnancy. However, when the tissue loses elasticity due to excessive stretching, it may not fully close, leading to persistent abdominal separation. This is what causes the stomach to stick out long after childbirth.
Most people won’t notice the signs until they are postpartum, and symptoms can include:
A visible bulge just below or above the belly button
Regular bloating
Lower back pain
Poor posture
Constipation
All you need to know
What is Diastasis Recti?
Diastasis recti is a common condition in pregnant and postpartum individuals, where the rectus abdominis muscles (your 'six-pack' abs) separate due to prolonged stretching. This muscle separation can cause the stomach to protrude for months or even years after giving birth.
What Causes Diastasis Recti?
The rectus abdominis runs vertically down the centre of the stomach, divided into left and right sections by a band of connective tissue called the linea alba. During pregnancy, as the uterus expands, the rectus abdominis muscles and linea alba stretch apart to accommodate the growing baby.
The linea alba is naturally elastic and can heal and retract post-pregnancy. However, when the tissue loses elasticity due to excessive stretching, it may not fully close, leading to persistent abdominal separation. This is what causes the stomach to stick out long after childbirth.
Most people won’t notice the signs until they are postpartum, and symptoms can include:
A visible bulge just below or above the belly button
Regular bloating
Lower back pain
Poor posture
Constipation
All you need to know
What is Diastasis Recti?
Diastasis recti is a common condition in pregnant and postpartum individuals, where the rectus abdominis muscles (your 'six-pack' abs) separate due to prolonged stretching. This muscle separation can cause the stomach to protrude for months or even years after giving birth.
What Causes Diastasis Recti?
The rectus abdominis runs vertically down the centre of the stomach, divided into left and right sections by a band of connective tissue called the linea alba. During pregnancy, as the uterus expands, the rectus abdominis muscles and linea alba stretch apart to accommodate the growing baby.
The linea alba is naturally elastic and can heal and retract post-pregnancy. However, when the tissue loses elasticity due to excessive stretching, it may not fully close, leading to persistent abdominal separation. This is what causes the stomach to stick out long after childbirth.
Most people won’t notice the signs until they are postpartum, and symptoms can include:
A visible bulge just below or above the belly button
Regular bloating
Lower back pain
Poor posture
Constipation
All you need to know
What is Diastasis Recti?
Diastasis recti is a common condition in pregnant and postpartum individuals, where the rectus abdominis muscles (your 'six-pack' abs) separate due to prolonged stretching. This muscle separation can cause the stomach to protrude for months or even years after giving birth.
What Causes Diastasis Recti?
The rectus abdominis runs vertically down the centre of the stomach, divided into left and right sections by a band of connective tissue called the linea alba. During pregnancy, as the uterus expands, the rectus abdominis muscles and linea alba stretch apart to accommodate the growing baby.
The linea alba is naturally elastic and can heal and retract post-pregnancy. However, when the tissue loses elasticity due to excessive stretching, it may not fully close, leading to persistent abdominal separation. This is what causes the stomach to stick out long after childbirth.
Most people won’t notice the signs until they are postpartum, and symptoms can include:
A visible bulge just below or above the belly button
Regular bloating
Lower back pain
Poor posture
Constipation
Your Questions Answered
How can I tell if I have diastasis recti?
For an accurate diagnosis, we recommend arranging a consultation with one of our practitioners or your GP. However, if you want to check yourself, you can lie on your back, bend your knees, and use your fingers to feel for a gap along your abdominal midline. An abdominal gap wider than 2cm is generally considered diastasis recti. If you suspect you have this condition, it's best to seek professional assessment.
Are there different severities of diastasis recti?
Yes, if the separation is less than 3cm, it is considered mild diastasis recti and if the gap is between 3–5cm, it is labelled as moderate. If the gap is more than 5cm, this is severe diastasis. This condition can also trigger hernias, so it is important that you always get a consultation as well as checking yourself.
How do you treat diastasis recti?
We recommend EMS Sculpting as an effective treatment for diastasis recti. This treatment combines HIFEM (high-intensity electromagnetic fields) with radio frequency heat energy to trigger supramaximal contractions—a level of muscle activation that cannot be achieved through exercise alone. These intense contractions work to rapidly strengthen and rebuild the abdominal muscles, helping to close the gap. In fact, EMS Sculpting has been clinically proven to reduce the abdominal gap by up to 19%.
How can I tell if I have diastasis recti?
For an accurate diagnosis, we recommend arranging a consultation with one of our practitioners or your GP. However, if you want to check yourself, you can lie on your back, bend your knees, and use your fingers to feel for a gap along your abdominal midline. An abdominal gap wider than 2cm is generally considered diastasis recti. If you suspect you have this condition, it's best to seek professional assessment.
Are there different severities of diastasis recti?
Yes, if the separation is less than 3cm, it is considered mild diastasis recti and if the gap is between 3–5cm, it is labelled as moderate. If the gap is more than 5cm, this is severe diastasis. This condition can also trigger hernias, so it is important that you always get a consultation as well as checking yourself.
How do you treat diastasis recti?
We recommend EMS Sculpting as an effective treatment for diastasis recti. This treatment combines HIFEM (high-intensity electromagnetic fields) with radio frequency heat energy to trigger supramaximal contractions—a level of muscle activation that cannot be achieved through exercise alone. These intense contractions work to rapidly strengthen and rebuild the abdominal muscles, helping to close the gap. In fact, EMS Sculpting has been clinically proven to reduce the abdominal gap by up to 19%.
How can I tell if I have diastasis recti?
For an accurate diagnosis, we recommend arranging a consultation with one of our practitioners or your GP. However, if you want to check yourself, you can lie on your back, bend your knees, and use your fingers to feel for a gap along your abdominal midline. An abdominal gap wider than 2cm is generally considered diastasis recti. If you suspect you have this condition, it's best to seek professional assessment.
Are there different severities of diastasis recti?
Yes, if the separation is less than 3cm, it is considered mild diastasis recti and if the gap is between 3–5cm, it is labelled as moderate. If the gap is more than 5cm, this is severe diastasis. This condition can also trigger hernias, so it is important that you always get a consultation as well as checking yourself.
How do you treat diastasis recti?
We recommend EMS Sculpting as an effective treatment for diastasis recti. This treatment combines HIFEM (high-intensity electromagnetic fields) with radio frequency heat energy to trigger supramaximal contractions—a level of muscle activation that cannot be achieved through exercise alone. These intense contractions work to rapidly strengthen and rebuild the abdominal muscles, helping to close the gap. In fact, EMS Sculpting has been clinically proven to reduce the abdominal gap by up to 19%.
How can I tell if I have diastasis recti?
For an accurate diagnosis, we recommend arranging a consultation with one of our practitioners or your GP. However, if you want to check yourself, you can lie on your back, bend your knees, and use your fingers to feel for a gap along your abdominal midline. An abdominal gap wider than 2cm is generally considered diastasis recti. If you suspect you have this condition, it's best to seek professional assessment.
Are there different severities of diastasis recti?
Yes, if the separation is less than 3cm, it is considered mild diastasis recti and if the gap is between 3–5cm, it is labelled as moderate. If the gap is more than 5cm, this is severe diastasis. This condition can also trigger hernias, so it is important that you always get a consultation as well as checking yourself.
How do you treat diastasis recti?
We recommend EMS Sculpting as an effective treatment for diastasis recti. This treatment combines HIFEM (high-intensity electromagnetic fields) with radio frequency heat energy to trigger supramaximal contractions—a level of muscle activation that cannot be achieved through exercise alone. These intense contractions work to rapidly strengthen and rebuild the abdominal muscles, helping to close the gap. In fact, EMS Sculpting has been clinically proven to reduce the abdominal gap by up to 19%.
How can I tell if I have diastasis recti?
For an accurate diagnosis, we recommend arranging a consultation with one of our practitioners or your GP. However, if you want to check yourself, you can lie on your back, bend your knees, and use your fingers to feel for a gap along your abdominal midline. An abdominal gap wider than 2cm is generally considered diastasis recti. If you suspect you have this condition, it's best to seek professional assessment.
Are there different severities of diastasis recti?
Yes, if the separation is less than 3cm, it is considered mild diastasis recti and if the gap is between 3–5cm, it is labelled as moderate. If the gap is more than 5cm, this is severe diastasis. This condition can also trigger hernias, so it is important that you always get a consultation as well as checking yourself.
How do you treat diastasis recti?
We recommend EMS Sculpting as an effective treatment for diastasis recti. This treatment combines HIFEM (high-intensity electromagnetic fields) with radio frequency heat energy to trigger supramaximal contractions—a level of muscle activation that cannot be achieved through exercise alone. These intense contractions work to rapidly strengthen and rebuild the abdominal muscles, helping to close the gap. In fact, EMS Sculpting has been clinically proven to reduce the abdominal gap by up to 19%.
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