Technical aspects of inter-recti distance measurement with ultrasonographic imaging for physiotherapy purposes: the scoping review.
Agnieszka Opala-BerdzikMagdalena Rudek-ZeprzałkaJustyna NiesporekMaciej CebulaJan BaronKatarzyna GruszczyńskaAugusto Gil PascoalPatrícia MotaDaria ChmielewskaPublished in: Insights into imaging (2023)
The inter-recti distance measurement procedures using USI differ between studies. Proposed standardization concerns body position, breathing phase, measurements number per location. Determination of measurement locations considering individual linea alba length is suggested. Recommended locations: umbilical top, ½ of umbilical top-xiphoid, ¼ of umbilical top-xiphoid/pubis distances. Diastasis recti abdominis diagnostic criteria are needed for proposed measurement locations.