Comparative Effects of Hypopressive and Split Tummy Exercises in Postpartum Diastasis Recti

To compare the effects of hypopressive exercises and split tummy (transverse abdominal activation-based) exercises on inter-recti distance (IRD), pelvic floor muscle strength and function, and overall quality of life improvements in postpartum women with diastasis recti. This study will be randomized clinical trial and will be conducted in Hameed Latif Hospital Lahore and Civil Hospital Sukkur. The total duration of treatment will be 8 week. Non-probability convenience sampling technique will be used and 50 participants will be recruited in study after randomization. The subjects will be divided into two groups. Group A will receive hypopressive exercise with baseline treatment abdominal binding. Group B will receive baseline treatment with split tummy exercises.

Inclusion Criteria: * Age: 24 to 40years * Weight: 50 to 70kg * Height: 4.5 to 6ft * BMI: Both underweight and overweight/ obese individuals can experience DRA. * Parity: Multiparous * Mode of delivery: vaginal delivery in split tummy. * Subjects who gave vaginal birth with or without episiotomy in multiparous women in hypopressive. Exclusion Criteria: * Undergoing a severe illness * Uncompleted inter-rectus distance (IRD) records * Have a history of pelvic floor dysfunction * Primiparous, polyhydramnios, uterine fibroids during pregnancy, previous abdominal, surgery caesarean delivery * Subjects with untreated high blood pressure, cardiovascular illness, hernia, pregnant and underwent any recent surgeries.