Comparative Study on the Impact of Pelvic Floor Muscle Strengthening versus Core Stability Exercises on Rectus Diastasis and Diaphragmatic Mobility Postnatal

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

• Ramez Yousry Fawzy Bakhoom ¹
• Mina Nashat Halim Farag ²
• Basma Hussein Mohammed ³
• Mostafa A Abdelhameed ⁴

¹ Lecturer of Physical Therapy, Department of physical therapy for Women Health, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Deraya University, EL Minia, Egypt.

² Lecturer of physical therapy, Department of Physical Therapy for Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Nahda University, Beni Suef, Egypt.

³ Lecturer of physical therapy, Department of Physical Therapy for Neurology and Its Surgery, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Nahda University, Beni Suef, Egypt.

⁴ Lecturer of Physical Therapy for surgery and burn , Faculty of Physical Therapy, Nahda University, Beni Suef, Egypt.

Abstract

Keywords

• Rectus diastasis
• diaphragmatic mobility
• pelvic floor exercises
• core stability
• postnatal rehabilitation