Abdominal exercises affect inter-rectus distance in postpartum women: A two-dimensional ultrasound study

Physiotherapy (United Kingdom)

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 286-291

  Sancho, M F ^a   Pascoal, A G ^b   Mota, P ^b   Bo K ^c  

^a Escuela Superior de Saúde do Alcoitão   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSIDADE DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^c NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Caesarean section; Diastasis recti; Exercise; Inter rectus distance; Postpartum Women; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGING AND DISPLAY; INTERRECTUS DISTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; RESISTANCE TRAINING; TWO DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; ULTRASOUND SCANNER; UMBILICUS; VAGINAL DELIVERY; ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ADVERSE EFFECTS; KINESIOTHERAPY; OBSTETRIC DELIVERY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84938423388     PISSN: 00319406     EISSN: 18731465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2015.04.004     Document Type: Article

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