Effect Of Plank Exercise On Diastasis Recti Abdominis Below Umbilicus In Postpartum Women

Lisnaini, Lisnaini (2022) Effect Of Plank Exercise On Diastasis Recti Abdominis Below Umbilicus In Postpartum Women. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL AND EXERCISE SCIENCE, 8 (1). pp. 1219-1227. ISSN 2455 0159

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Abstract

Diastasis Recti Abdominis (DRA) is a stretching and widening of the linea-alba which is a connective tissue that stretches in the middle of the abdomen that occurs in the second trimester to the third trimester and will continue until after delivery. Usually it cause complaints such as abdominal muscle weakness, lower back pain and posture disorders. Efforts that can be made to reduce the dilation of the postnatal linea-alba are by therapeutic exercise or physical exercise on the abdominal muscles. This study will focus on plank exercise was conducted to determine its effect on reducing the distance of the DRA below umbilicus. Method: This research is a quantitative analysis with a quasi-experimental design that uses a two-group approach where the treatment was only given to one group and the other group only as a control. Result: There was a reduction in the width of the diastasis rectus abdominis below the umbilicus by (67.7%) or as many as 42 people who did plank exercise while in the control group only (75.8%) or as many as 47 people who experienced a reduction in the width of the DRA lower umbilicus. Conclusion: There is an effect of plank exercise on changes in the distance of the DRA below umbilicus and there is a relationship between plank exercise and a reduction in the width of the DRA below umbilicus in postpartum women. Keywords: Diastasis Recti Abdominis; Postpartum; Plank exercise; Physiotherapy

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