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ArticleOpen medicine (Warsaw, Poland)2025

Core muscle strength and stability-oriented breathing training reduces inter-recti distance in postpartum women.

Chao Chen, Huai-Ming Zhang, Lei Shen, Hua-Ping He, Zhen-Yu Ma, Yu-Qin Zhu, Zhao-Hui Geng, Yan-Xia Qin

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Chao ChenDepartment of Rehabilitative Medicine, Shanghai Pudong New Area Tang Zhen Community Health Service Center, Shanghai, 201210, China.
Huai-Ming ZhangDepartment of Prevention and Control, Shanghai Yangpu District Mental Health Center, Shanghai, 200093, China.
Lei ShenDepartment of Rehabilitative Medicine, Shanghai Pudong New Area Tang Zhen Community Health Service Center, No.75 of Innovation Middle Road, Pudong New Area, Shanghai, 201210, China.
Hua-Ping HeDepartment of Rehabilitative Medicine, Shanghai Pudong New Area Tang Zhen Community Health Service Center, Shanghai, 201210, China.
Zhen-Yu MaDepartment of Rehabilitative Medicine, Shanghai Pudong New Area Tang Zhen Community Health Service Center, Shanghai, 201210, China.
Yu-Qin ZhuDepartment of Rehabilitative Medicine, Shanghai Pudong New Area Tang Zhen Community Health Service Center, Shanghai, 201210, China.
Zhao-Hui GengCollege of Nursing, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, China.
Yan-Xia QinDepartment of Rehabilitative Medicine, Shanghai Pudong New Area Tang Zhen Community Health Service Center, Shanghai, 201210, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the impact of stability-focused core muscle strength training coupled with respiratory techniques on diminishing the inter-recti distance (IRD) among postpartum women. Methods: A total of 106 women diagnosed with diastasis recti abdominis within 42 days following delivery were 1:1 randomly allocated into a control group ( Results: Prior to the intervention, no statistically significant difference in IRD was observed between the two groups ( Conclusion: Core muscle strength stability-oriented breathing training demonstrates efficacy in reducing IRD among postpartum women.

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breathing trainingcore muscle strengthdiastasis recti abdominisinter-recti distancepostpartum women

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PMCPMC11889499

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