The prevalence and consequences of abdominal rectus muscle diastasis among Finnish women: an epidemiological cohort study.

R Tuominen T Jahkola Terhi Saisto Jari Arokoski J Vironen

Published in: Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery (2021)

Mean inter-rectus distance in parous population exceeds stated normative values. Moderate ARD (3.0-5.0 cm) alone does not seem to explain low back pain or functional disability in population level. Severe post-pregnancy diastasis (over 5.0 cm) is rare.

Keyphrases

pregnancy outcomes
multiple sclerosis
risk factors
polycystic ovary syndrome
skeletal muscle
preterm birth
early onset
pregnant women
insulin resistance