Exercise for diastasis recti?

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8 answers to “Exercise for diastasis recti?”

A: Diastasis Recti Repair without a Tummy Tuck

By John P. Di Saia, MD - Orange County Plastic Surgeon

Hello, Diastasis Recti is a separation of the bands of the Rectus Abdominus muscle. It commonly occurs in pregnant women, but can appear in others as well. Affected people typically have a line that protrudes along the center of their tummies (especially above the belly button) with increase in intra-abdominal... more

A: No, it is an anatomic problem which requires surgery

By David Shafer, MD - Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Diastasis recti is an anatomic problem which requires surgery - most often repaired during abdominoplasty. You can build up your abdominal muscles to help compensate, but you will not fix or correct the problem. Good luck.

A: Unfortunately, the answer is only a tummy tuck

By Sirish Maddali, MD - Bay Area Plastic Surgeon

Feel free to continue exercising as it is good for the heart and body. However, separation of the rectus abdominus muscles (the "6-pack") is common.. especially after pregnancy. The only way to bring the muscles back together in the middle is to stitch them back together. In order to do that, the... more

A: Think of it like shoelaces

By Ricardo Rodriguez, MD - Baltimore Plastic Surgeon

A shoe may be made of elastic material ("weak muscles") or very stout leather (strong muscles"). Regardless, unless the shoelaces are tied, the shoe will not hold its shape or your foot ("abdominal contents").

A: Separation of sit-up muscles, diastasis, is common after pregnancy

By Peter E. Johnson, MD - Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Besides the stretch marks and loss of skin elasticity within the abdomen, some also experience a separation of the sit-up muscles, and a very few will develop an actual hernia in the umbilicus or belly button. This separation called a diastasis of the rectus muscles is a natural relaxation that takes place and... more

A: not due to the muscles

By John P. Stratis, MD - Harrisburg Plastic Surgeon

Many patients think that the separation of the muscles if a muscle problem and that exercisiong will fix it. Not the case! The muscles are encased in a covering called fascia. It has the consistency of a thick canvas. When this is stretched out it can stay stretched and lead to a separation in the middle where... more

A: Diastasis recti

By Brent Moelleken, MD - Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

Exercise will help the rectus muscles become strong. Exercise cannot fix the fascia that has been stretched or ripped during pregnancy, since fascia contains no muscle tissue. It is the loosening of this fascia that causes a separation of the rectus muscles, the diastasis recti. There are tummy... more

A: diastasis

By Edmond A. Zingaro, MD - San Francisco Plastic Surgeon

Exercise can strengthen the rectus muscles but will not correct the diastasis which is caused by stretching of the strong tissue between the two rectus muscles.