Diastasis Recti: Can it worsen over time? Learn how to prevent and treat it


Yes, a diastasis recti can get worse with using your abdominals incorrectly with activities of daily living, doing improper exercises like crunches and with sporting activities. Closing a diastasis is all about healing the weak and stretched out connective tissue between your separated muscles. During the first six weeks of the Tupler Technique® Program the emphasis is on developing transverse muscle strength and awareness while allowing the connective tissue to heal. The transverse muscle is the innermost abdominal muscle which you use with every breath you take and every move you make.  That is why you have to develop an awareness about using it with activities of daily living and then while exercising so it is a diastasis safe workout. To learn more about the research and evidenced based Tupler Technique® to close your diastasis before it gets worse. 

To learn more about Diastasis Recti & the Tupler Technique® read this article: DIASTASIS RECTI RESEARCH AND EVIDENCED BASED EXERCISE PROGRAM

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Watch the short video below to know what a diastasis is.

 

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About Julie Tupler RN

Julie Tupler, RN, is a registered nurse, certified childbirth educator, certified personal trainer, and creator of the Tupler Technique® Program, which she developed in 1990. For more than 30 years, she has been teaching and developing the Tupler Technique® Program for the treatment of diastasis recti in women, men, and children. Through Diastasis Rehab, Julie teaches clients and professionals how to use the Tupler Technique® to help address abdominal separation with a non-surgical, research-based approach. She is also the author of multiple books on maternal fitness and diastasis recti, including Maternal Fitness, Lose Your Mummy Tummy, Together Tummy, and Will You Be My Belly Buddy?