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Prone Plank Exercises for Diastasis Rectus Abdominis in Postpartum Women
Sponsor: Cairo University
Summary
The purpose of this study was to compare between the effects of prone plank exercises versus ES for DRA in postpartum women.
Official title: Prone Plank Exercises Versus Electrical Stimulation in Treatment of Diastasis Rectus Abdominis in Postpartum Women
Key Details
Gender
FEMALE
Age Range
20 Years - 35 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
42
Start Date
2023-03-01
Completion Date
2024-04-30
Last Updated
2024-04-04
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
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.
Electrical Stimulation
Electrical Stimulation
Locations (1)
Faculty of physical therapy labs at kafr El sheikh University
Kafr ash Shaykh, Egypt