Prone Plank Exercises for Diastasis Rectus Abdominis in Postpartum Women

Cairo University42 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study was to compare between the effects of prone plank exercises versus ES for DRA in postpartum women.

The study conducted on forty-two woman. They had diastasis rectus abdominis12 weeks to 36 months postpartum. They were randomly divided into two equal groups; group A received prone plank exercises while group B recieved electrical stimulation.All patients recieved three sessions per week foe eight weeks.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Post Partum Women

Interventions

Prone plank exercisesOTHER

Patients in this group will recieve prone plank exercises, three times a week, for eight weeks, and with a moderate hard intensity. During the first four weeks, the exercises session began with light walking for five minutes followed by corrected exercises. Firstly, women will perform stable prone plank exercises. Secondly, women will be asked to apply the unilateral position of prone plank. Thirdly, using a 65 cm diameter Swiss ball, women will be asked to assume the prone bridge position. During the last four weeks, women will be asked to repeat the same program noting that the progressive prone plank exercises should be applied in a dosage of 20 repetitions, three sets, holding the contraction for one minute, and taking a break for two minutes.

Electrical StimulationDEVICE

Electrical Stimulation

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 20 YearsMax age: 35 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * they had DRA 12 weeks to 36 months postpartum, and were referred to physiotherapy by a gynaecologist, multiparous with the IRD measuring greater than two cm. Age ranged between 20-35 years. Body mass index didn't exceed 30 kg/m2. Exclusion Criteria: * they were in ongoing pregnancy, twin pregnancy, premature birth before gestation week 37, and exceeded more than thirty-six months postpartum.

Locations (1)

Faculty of physical therapy labs at kafr El sheikh University

Kafr ash Shaykh, Egypt

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Ultrasound Imaging Device

Changes in Interrectus distance above umbilicus at rest from baseline to four weeks after the beginning of intervention