Rehabilitation of Abdominal Diastasis After Childbirth: Trunk and Inspiratory Muscle Training

Trunk stabilization exercises including the following components: (a) progressive deep abdominal muscle retraining (transversus abdominis), (b) progressive pelvic floor muscle retraining, (c) abdominal muscle strengthening exercises (rectus abdominis and obliques), (d) combination of abdominal muscle control and distal extremity movements, and (e) progressive functional exercises.

Inspiratory muscle strengthening exercises using inspiratory resistance (IMT devices)

Participants in the Control Group will receive general management information for DRA, written instructions and a single educational exercise session for contracting the deeper abdominals and pelvic floor muscles.