ArticleInsights into imaging2021
Muscle elasticity is different in individuals with diastasis recti abdominis than healthy volunteers.
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- Precision medicine exploration of postpartum rectus abdominis muscle separation: from basic research to clinical practice.BMC surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Efficacy of electro-acupuncture in postpartum with diastasis recti abdominis: A randomized controlled clinical trial.Frontiers in public health · 2022Trial
- Rate and risk factors of diastasis recti abdominis developed during the postpartum period: a cross-sectional study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Article
- Predicting postpartum diastasis recti abdominis using early-pregnancy abdominal wall ultrasound radiomics.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Effectiveness of a trunk-wearable neuromuscular electrical stimulation device in postpartum women with diastasis rectus abdominis: A prospective randomized controlled trial.Wearable technologies · 2025Article
- Shear Wave Elastography for Assessment of Changes in Abdominal Soft Tissues after Lipoabdominoplasty.Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2024Article
- Exploring transvaginal sonographic characteristics of the levator ani muscle in women with postpartum pelvic floor myofascial pain.BMC women's health · 2024Article
- A prospective study of two-dimensional ultrasonography combined with shear wave elastography for pregnancy-related diastasis recti abdominis.Frontiers in physiology · 2024Article
- Correlation between self-reported low back pain and morphological changes in abdominal wall muscles.Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Rehabilitations for maternal diastasis recti abdominis: An update on therapeutic directions.Heliyon · 2023Review
- Technical aspects of inter-recti distance measurement with ultrasonographic imaging for physiotherapy purposes: the scoping review.Insights into imaging · 2023Review
- The Effects of Conservative Interventions for treating Diastasis Recti Abdominis in Postpartum Women: a Review with Meta-analysis.SN comprehensive clinical medicine · 2023Review
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Abstract
objectiveTo determine the value of shear wave elastography (SWE) in assessing abdominal wall muscles, including rectus abdominis (RA), external oblique muscle (EO), internal oblique muscle, and transversus abdominis (TrA) in patients with diastasis recti abdominis (DRA) and healthy controls.
methodsFrom October 2018 to December 2019, 36 postpartum DRA patients and 24 nulliparous healthy women were identified. Inter-rectus distance (IRD) measurements were taken by B-mode ultrasound. Shear wave speed (SWS) values were acquired by one operator at ten specific locations. Clinical and ultrasound variables, including demographics, IRD, muscle thickness, and muscle SWS, were compared between the two groups using Student's t test or Fisher's exact test. Pearson correlation analyses were conducted for the variables of IRD, muscle thickness, and SWS in the 36 DRA patients.
resultsThe maximum diameter of recti abdominus separation was located at the umbilicus in DRA patients (4.59 ± 1.14 cm). The SWS value was significantly lower in the RA (p = 0.003) and higher in the TrA muscle (p < 0.001) in DRA patients compared with the age-matched controls. However, SWS in both muscles (RA and TrA) showed a statistically positive correlation with IRD (p < 0.05). In addition, the SWS value in EO statistically decreased in DRA patients compared with the healthy controls (1.65 ± 0.15 vs. 1.79 ± 0.14, p = 0.001).
conclusionsThe application of SWE to abdominal wall muscles in DRA patients is feasible. The correlation between SWS value and IRD in RA should be interpreted with caution.
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