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Diving Deep into Diastasis Recti with Jill Zimmerman, DPT - Ep. 25

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Today on the show we chatted with Jill Zimmerman, a Doctor of Physical Therapy and a Certified Personal Trainer with over 15 years of experience. Jill bridges the gap between medicine and fitness with her holistic approach to treating pain. Jill owns her own business out of Charleston, South Carolina called Perfectly Fit Wellness. She utilizes a movement based approach where she unravels the layers of poor posture, dysfunctional breathing patterns, stress, and body mechanics to discover the underlying cause of aches and pains. Today we dove deep into discovering more about Diastasis Recti!

On This Episode:

  • Jill’s background as a Physical Therapist & Certified Personal Trainer
  • Having her own Cash Based Holistic facility, Perfectly Fit Wellness
  • How Jill met Katie St. Clair
  • Our Episode with Katie St. Clair
  • How do individuals get Diastasis Recti
  • Image of Diastasis Recti
  • It doesn’t just happen to post pregnant women only, men get this as well
  • How to test for Diastasis Recti
  • Jill’s IG post on how to test a Diastasis
  • Jill's IG post on location of Diastasis Recti
  • Common postures for people that have had a Diastasis Recti
  • Correcting Diastasis Recti
  • Looking at the individuals history
  • Thinking about WHY someone is putting strain on these tissues and how they are loading can help figure out the HOW in correcting someone’s Diastasis
  • How the pelvic floor relates to having a Diastasis Recti
  • "You always want to address a Pelvic Floor issue before you try to fix a Diastasis Recti"
  • Diastasis is all about pressure
  • Prolapse can happen if you are closing a Diastasis too early
  • An interruption from the cars in NYC
  • How we can be proactive in preventing Diastasis Recti
  • Pelvic Floor, Diaphragm, Ribcage and Breathing how it all relates to Diastasis Recti
  • Managing Stress!
  • Utilizing Manual Therapy 
  • Difference between personal trainer and physical therapist
  • Advice for trainers
  • Using what you learn in continuing education courses
  • Exercises to avoid with a Diastasis Recti separation
  • How Jill Moves her brain and body


    • Resources:
    • PRI- Postural Restoration Institute
    • Sarah Ellis Duvall Website


      • Contact Jill:

      Jill's Instagram

      Jill's Website


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      **The information on this podcast is intended to educate and inform. It is not meant to be a substitute of advice from your physician or medical provider.



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