The TOR concept (training, operation, and rehabilitation) applied to a cohort of postpartum women with training-resistant symptomatic rectus diastasis: evaluation 1 year after surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Rectus diastasis is a common sequela of pregnancy and is associated with functional disabilities such as back pain, abdominal core instability, abdominal muscle weakness, urinary incontinence, and psychological issues such as a negative body image. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of the TOR concept (training, operation, and rehabilitation), a novel concept for treating abdominal wall insufficiency combined with rectus diastasis, after pregnancy. TOR consists of preoperative evaluation of symptoms and custom-designed abdominal core training, tailored rectus diastasis repair, and individual progressive postoperative rehabilitation.

Methods

A consecutive series of women diagnosed with rectus diastasis and core dysfunction resistant to training, under

SUBMITTER: Olsson A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9897176 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature