The Efficacy of Wearing "Shrinkx Belly Postpartum Wrap" During Postpartum Pregnancy to Decrease Present Diastasis Recti Abdominis

Download or read book The Efficacy of Wearing "Shrinkx Belly Postpartum Wrap" During Postpartum Pregnancy to Decrease Present Diastasis Recti Abdominis written by Breanna Miller and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 15 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose was to examine the effectiveness of wearing a Shrinkx Belly Postpartum Belly Wrap during postpartum pregnancy as treatment to decrease the effect of DRA. Twenty-two post-partum women volunteered to participate in this study and were divided into two groups. The treatment group wore an elastic abdominal wrap for approximately 6 weeks, while the control group did not. The inter-rectus distance (IRD) was measured before and after the 6-week treatment period in both groups with a digital caliper. Both the treatment group and control group significantly decreased IRD (p