When it comes to diastasis recti, a missing piece is often the back.

We're often focused on the front....because, well, that's where the diastasis is!  We'll engage the transversus abdominus and strengthen the core muscles.

Many times we'll focus on the front until and unless things aren't going well, before finally looking for other contributing factors.

But the diastasis is often a result of a problem in the system, and originating in the back.  We can even ask patients to do things (ie: stack the ribcage over the pelvis) they may lack the ability to do!

At the initial evaluation we always want to check the obliques, paraspinal muscles and fascia of the back.  Often we'll focus our initial work here and see what a difference it makes prior to highly focusing on strengthening the abdominal muscles.

In this 'sode we discuss the order of operations, why we always look at the back at the initial evaluation, and this missing piece for treating diastasis recti.

"A Missing Piece" Series

In this series, we're taking a single aspect of a condition or symptom we feel is often overlooked, dismissed or 'just checked'.  If you're already doing this consistently, then great!  If you're doing it periodically, it might be something to prioritize higher.  And if you're not doing it at all, it's another tool in your toolbox.

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Nicole and Jesse Cozean founded Pelvic PT Rising to provide clinical and business resources to physical therapists to change the way we treat pelvic health.   PelvicSanity Physical Therapy together in 2016.  It grew quickly into one of the largest cash-based physical therapy practices in the country.

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