Diastasis Recti is a condition that has been ignored by the medical community! A condition that has been deemed cosmetic and a condition that only surgery could repair. This is a good article about diastasis recti from WebMD.
Here is the link to the online article:
http://www.webmd.com/baby/abdominal-separation-diastasis-recti
Here is a quote from the article about the Tupler Technique®:
“Do heal your belly. Physical therapists don’t have one standard guideline on what moves will bring the belly muscles back into line. Some research found success with
the Tupler Technique®. It involves certain exercises done while wearing a belly splint, which protects and holds the ab muscles together.”
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Reviewed by Traci C. Johnson, MD, FACOG on September 16, 2014
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Tupler Technique® is all about!
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