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ArticleInternational journal of general medicine2021

Efficacy of Standardized Rehabilitation in the Treatment of Diastasis Rectus Abdominis in Postpartum Women.

Jing Hu, Juanfen Gu, Zhiyan Yu, Xianxu Yang, Jian Fan, Lingying You, Qinyan Hua, Yuting Zhao, Yuerong Yan, Weiwei Bai and 3 more

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Article in International journal of general medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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13 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Jing Hu *Department of Postpartum Rehabilitation Center, Xishan People's Hospital of Wuxi City, Wuxi, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
Juanfen Gu *Department of Postpartum Rehabilitation Center, Xishan People's Hospital of Wuxi City, Wuxi, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
Zhiyan YuDepartment of Postpartum Rehabilitation Center, Xishan People's Hospital of Wuxi City, Wuxi, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
Xianxu YangDepartment of Postpartum Rehabilitation Center, Xishan People's Hospital of Wuxi City, Wuxi, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
Jian FanDepartment of Postpartum Rehabilitation Center, Xishan People's Hospital of Wuxi City, Wuxi, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
Lingying YouDepartment of Postpartum Rehabilitation Center, Xishan People's Hospital of Wuxi City, Wuxi, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
Qinyan HuaDepartment of Postpartum Rehabilitation Center, Xishan People's Hospital of Wuxi City, Wuxi, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
Yuting ZhaoDepartment of Postpartum Rehabilitation Center, Xishan People's Hospital of Wuxi City, Wuxi, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
Yuerong YanDepartment of Postpartum Rehabilitation Center, Xishan People's Hospital of Wuxi City, Wuxi, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
Weiwei BaiDepartment of Ultrasound, Xishan People's Hospital of Wuxi City, Wuxi, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
Zipeng XuDepartment of General Surgery, Xishan People's Hospital of Wuxi City, Wuxi, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
Lina YouDepartment of Postpartum Rehabilitation Center, Xishan People's Hospital of Wuxi City, Wuxi, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
Chaobo ChenDepartment of General Surgery, Xishan People's Hospital of Wuxi City, Wuxi, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0001-5963-5295
Wuxi People's Hospital · CNUniversidad Complutense de Madrid · ES

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe incidence of diastasis rectus abdominis (DRA) in parturients is continuously increasing, which may cause uncomfortable and affect the quality of life. The present study aims to retrospectively summarize the experience and efficacy in the treatment of DRA via standardized rehabilitation procedures in Eastern China.

methodsThis retrospective study included the parturients with DRA admitted to the Xishan People's Hospital of Wuxi between January 2017 and May 2021. Patients were separated into standardized rehabilitation group (SR) and non-standardized rehabilitation group (non-SR). The outcomes were the change in rectus abdominis separation and Physical Functioning Scale (PFS). Measurement data were compared between the two groups, and multivariate linear regression was used to analyze the factors associated with the standardized rehabilitation process. P values < 0.05 were considered statistically significant.

resultsAmong a total of 294 patients with DRA who were included in the study, 171 patients were treated with SR (SR), and the other 123 patients were treated without SR process (non-SR). Compared with non-SR, the separation of the rectus abdominis was significantly reduced in SR after standardized rehabilitation treatment (p value < 0.0001). The multiple linear regression model analysis results suggested that standardized rehabilitation was an independent factor influencing the prognosis of DRA in parturients (

conclusionStandardized rehabilitation method revealed high efficiency in treating DRA in postpartum women and could improve the quality of life of parturients.

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diastasis rectus abdominisPhysical Functioning Scalepostpartum womenrehabilitation

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