explain what diastasis recti is and why it happens
teach you how to assess yourself for DR
help you check the integrity of your core tissue
provide you with tips for managing diastasis recti
that 100% of pregnant women have a diastasis by 36 weeks of pregnancy! It is a normal accommodation the body makes to create room for the growing baby and expanding uterus. This means that everyone who carries to 36 weeks of pregnancy will have some degree of abdominal separation.
It means that postpartum women need some degree of core restoration to ensure that their muscles are engaged and supporting them through all of their movements. It means that specific rehabilitation that focuses on healing a diastasis recti can restore function and strength to the core for an all over healthy core