Diastasis Recti

You have to be very careful. For example, please don't ever again in your life do crossover crunches or bicycle crunches. They splay your abs apart in so many ways - Dr. Linda Brubaker

Diastasis Recti
Diastasis Recti

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 The post-pregnancy belly problem that nobody tells women about

There’s surprisingly little research on diastasis recti, which affects at least 60 percent of postpartum women.

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