What Is a Diastasis and Can You Fix It?

Here is a little PowerPoint presentation on the topic of diastasis.
What is it?
How do you fix it?
What exercises are not safe? Which are safe?

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Online Continuing Education for Fitness and Health Professionals
PCES - Pregnancy & Postpartum Corrective Exercise Specialist
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0:00 Introduction
0:15 What is a Diastasis?
2:08 Checking for a Diastasis
3:53 Prevalence of a Diastasis
4:25 What exercises are unsafe and can make a diastasis worse?
8:36 Are there specific exercises to help heal a diastasis?
10:25 Pelvic Floor - Diastasis Connection
12:03 Diastasis and Pelvic Floor
14:10 Diastasis and Back Pain
16:22 What are some things that I've seen help a diastasis?
20:24 Lifting pubic bone to support spine vs drawing in
22:14 Posture Analysis

[beautyu]

18 years post partum, after 2 c sections, and in the gym everyday, still looking pregnant, is so frustrating! The rest of my natural body is perfect! Thank you! I'm literally crying! 😢💖🙏🏽my gap is a fist!!!

[sweetchild]

I'm glad YouTube suggested this video. This explains what is happening to me. I did core exercises for months and my diastasis wasn't healing and started having Prolapse symptoms. I stopped because I was not progressing and I started to do stretching exercises for splits. I had really tight hip flexors and hamstrings. This helped a lot with my posture and I noticed my diastasis started to magically heal. Thanks for sharing all this valuable information.

[jovanasimin]

OMG Sarah! This is gold! Thank you so so much for sharing so much valuable information! I am a medical doctor and I really wish more medical professionals educated themselves on this topic, especially gynecologists!

[StrangeFractaLS]

Great video. My OBGYN (who is normally pretty great) told me while I was pregnant that I didn’t have DR when I clearly did (wth?). After I gave birth it was much more obvious and I even had my husband check to make sure I wasn’t crazy. He could fit a couple finger tips across (3 at the belly button) four fingers down in length, and the depth was at least a couple knuckles down (I was afraid to press further).

My take from this: you are the one living in your body. Do not give up if you think your healthcare provider is not giving you the time/attention needed/not taking you seriously/not listening/etc.

You can ask for a second opinion or ask that they check again and repeat your concerns because . . . You may be right like me! Trust your instincts, listen to your body, and look out for yourselves.

Thanks to videos like this I have been slowly but surely healing. Thank you for the information :)

[BumpandBeyond]

Thank you for this very thorough explanation, it's something that very woman that has been through pregnancy and given birth knows about. I love the fact you re-iterate that it is normal (rather than something to worry about) and the degrees of width and where the diastasis appears.

[bekameditationbaby]

Thank you so much. I recently became an RMT and continually asked questions on this. I have wanted to heal mine for years as it makes me look bigger then I am and I miss my previous much smaller waist. I still have a bit of an hourglass the difference is shocking. I am so glad I found this and will be looking for more and sharing this with all my classmates

[evalisehjenjensen]

Its given me hope - Yay - I've never been pregnant but 'some how' ended up with this problem anyways.. and for years i was doing more and more sit-ups in all variations along with other training, frustrated because my belly was getting bigger for no reason.. no one thought it was anything special, my mother kinda teased me with it, because now i wasn't so lean anymore, now i looked started to look like my family (i think she felt bad about herself and let it out on me)
So im happy to hear someone talk about it like this, even tho you were just throwing muscles at us we had never heard of (wasn't that what you were saying)..

Im sorry for the long rambling, English is my second language and its far past midnight, so i might not make a lot of sense - haha..

Anyways, thank you!

[kenziejohnson]

I'm 39 6 kids ages 10-22 and I thought I was hopeless. I don't want surgery. This is self esteem and life changing for me.

[Strong]

I cannot tell you how much I appreciate your work and this video. It is absolutely about so much more than looks. And it is a tough sell because it is a process that requires so much patience. I feel like the missing pieces are finally starting to fall into place. Thank you for mentioning kipping because kipping actually led to a funny situation with a trainer at the gym.

[Rachu-umov]

I am working towards it and definitely let you know the result of my journey to get my body back in shape

[sareejitta]

This is awesome! My client recommended you. :) while I'm watching you, Im like it rings the bell lol some of my clients have the same issues. I can use what you're teaching here to help them have a better posture. Thank you 🙏

[desmondehoppie]

Very Informative. The explanations, visual examples, references to studies and the connection/correlation to other body issues was very helpful in gaining a more thorough understanding of Diastasis Recti. The importance of addressing and healing the whole body in conjunction with a Diastasis Recti was very enlightening. Thank You for taking the time to make this video. Good things to you.

[Nukacola]

You’re amazing. !!!
Three years and I’ve found you, finally! 😁😭😄😁

[nikosnewman]

I found this very informative and now understand even more the importance of correct posture.

[sonicrazy]

You hit the nail on the head at the very end when you mentioned the pulling UP of your pubic bone. Almost like forward rolling your your hips and leaving it there.

[redjack]

I have my 1st baby in 2004, and continue in each 2 years, 3 girls, so i didnt gain weight too much & i have no problem with the core coz i always done my exercise everyday.
Then in 2016 i fell off from motorcycle, having scoliosis, have my 4th baby in 2017, and when he's 5mo he gotta get ready for another sister (5th). Blame no one.

Few minutes after giving birth, i realized something's different with the belly i'd being proud of..
Confusing of what scoliosis with DR can/cant do, i found this vid.
Funny, coz i was really feeling depress after knowing i can press my fist into the core, but after understand the condition by this video & following the exercise minus movement that can worst my spine, the gap is now not more than two fingers, in a week!!
I thank u soooo much for giving away your knowledge & help me a lot.
Now i have to search out the work out of the skin that seems gonna be more difficult..

[sarathuc-an]

Thanks for sharing this video with us!!!

[jackiecalle]

OMG - arch support and diastasis... who would have thought. But it makes sense, a crazy gait can lead to all types of problems.

[rudolphcarvalho]

Loved it. very well put together presentation.

[MrDamo]

You should have more subs. Thanks; great video. Just noticed I’ve got this problem. I’m male and always thought I was indestructible!!