Prone Plank Exercises for Diastasis Rectus Abdominis in Postpartum Women

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

42 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-03-01

Study Completion Date

2024-04-30

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study was to compare between the effects of prone plank exercises versus ES for DRA in postpartum women.

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Detailed Description

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The study conducted on forty-two woman. They had diastasis rectus abdominis12 weeks to 36 months postpartum. They were randomly divided into two equal groups; group A received prone plank exercises while group B recieved electrical stimulation.All patients recieved three sessions per week foe eight weeks.

Conditions

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Post Partum Women

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Prone Plank Exercises

Forty two post partum woman will recieve progressive prone plank exercises, three times a week, for eight weeks, and with a moderate hard intensity.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Prone plank exercises

Intervention Type OTHER

Patients in this group will recieve prone plank exercises, three times a week, for eight weeks, and with a moderate hard intensity. During the first four weeks, the exercises session began with light walking for five minutes followed by corrected exercises. Firstly, women will perform stable prone plank exercises. Secondly, women will be asked to apply the unilateral position of prone plank. Thirdly, using a 65 cm diameter Swiss ball, women will be asked to assume the prone bridge position. During the last four weeks, women will be asked to repeat the same program noting that the progressive prone plank exercises should be applied in a dosage of 20 repetitions, three sets, holding the contraction for one minute, and taking a break for two minutes.

Electrical Stimulation

Forty two post partum woman will recieve electrical stimulation for the rectus abdominis muscle day after day for 8 weeks. The patient position was relaxed in the crook lying position. The session parameters were 30 minutes/session with a low frequency current (50-100Hz).

Group Type SHAM_COMPARATOR

Electrical Stimulation

Intervention Type DEVICE

Electrical Stimulation

Interventions

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Prone plank exercises

Patients in this group will recieve prone plank exercises, three times a week, for eight weeks, and with a moderate hard intensity. During the first four weeks, the exercises session began with light walking for five minutes followed by corrected exercises. Firstly, women will perform stable prone plank exercises. Secondly, women will be asked to apply the unilateral position of prone plank. Thirdly, using a 65 cm diameter Swiss ball, women will be asked to assume the prone bridge position. During the last four weeks, women will be asked to repeat the same program noting that the progressive prone plank exercises should be applied in a dosage of 20 repetitions, three sets, holding the contraction for one minute, and taking a break for two minutes.

Intervention Type OTHER

Electrical Stimulation

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* they had DRA 12 weeks to 36 months postpartum, and were referred to physiotherapy by a gynaecologist, multiparous with the IRD measuring greater than two cm. Age ranged between 20-35 years. Body mass index didn't exceed 30 kg/m2.