Physical Rehabilitation for Correction of Diastasis in Postpartum Women through Exercise Therapy: a Review

INTRODUCTION. Diastasis rectus abdominis (DRAM) is a pathologic condition of connective and muscular tissue in which there is thinning and stretching of the white line of the abdomen. The latest current statistics indicate that women are at high risk of developing DRAM both during pregnancy and in the postpartum period. The optimal means for DRAM correction is exercise therapy. MAIN CONTENT OF THE REVIEW. This review analyzes the features of correction of DRAM in postpartum women with exercise. The review was based on the research methodology developed by the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) — an international research organization specializing in evidence-based medicine in collaboration with partners; treatment guidelines; and Scoping Review meta-analysis data. Randomized controlled clinical trials, descriptive studies, articles published in English and in full-text, without any restrictions on the date of publication, were also studied. CONCLUSION. The findings allowed us to determine the main focus areas in the use of physical rehabilitation in the postpartum period to correct DRAM.