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Diastasis recti and weakness of the linea alba

MedGen UID:
394255
•Concept ID:
C2677303
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Diastasis Recti And Weakness Of The Linea Alba
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0012814
OMIM®: 612198

Clinical features

From HPO
Constipation
MedGen UID:
1101
•Concept ID:
C0009806
•
Sign or Symptom
Infrequent or difficult evacuation of feces.
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Diastasis recti
MedGen UID:
113171
•Concept ID:
C0221766
•
Disease or Syndrome
A separation of the rectus abdominis muscle into right and left halves (which are normally joined at the midline at the linea alba).
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Abdominal wall muscle weakness
MedGen UID:
867169
•Concept ID:
C4021527
•
Finding
Decreased strength of the abdominal musculature.
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Professional guidelines

PubMed

Diastasis recti abdominis - a review of treatment methods.
Michalska A, Rokita W, Wolder D, Pogorzelska J, Kaczmarczyk K
Ginekol Pol 2018;89(2):97-101. doi: 10.5603/GP.a2018.0016. PMID: 29512814

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Differences in Linea Alba Stiffness and Linea Alba Distortion Between Women With and Without Diastasis Recti Abdominis: The Impact of Measurement Site and Task.
Beamish N, Green N, Nieuwold E, McLean L
J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2019 Sep;49(9):656-665. Epub 2019 Mar 26 doi: 10.2519/jospt.2019.8543. PMID: 30913968
Diastasis recti abdominis - a review of treatment methods.
Michalska A, Rokita W, Wolder D, Pogorzelska J, Kaczmarczyk K
Ginekol Pol 2018;89(2):97-101. doi: 10.5603/GP.a2018.0016. PMID: 29512814
Proposed technique for open repair of a small umbilical hernia and rectus divarication with self-gripping mesh.
Privett BJ, Ghusn M
Hernia 2016 Aug;20(4):527-30. Epub 2016 Feb 17 doi: 10.1007/s10029-016-1470-1. PMID: 26886012
Effects of exercise on diastasis of the rectus abdominis muscle in the antenatal and postnatal periods: a systematic review.
Benjamin DR, van de Water AT, Peiris CL
Physiotherapy 2014 Mar;100(1):1-8. Epub 2013 Oct 5 doi: 10.1016/j.physio.2013.08.005. PMID: 24268942

Diagnosis

Anterior and posterior rectus abdominis sheath stiffness in relation to diastasis recti: Abdominal wall training or not?
van Wingerden JP, Ronchetti I, Sneiders D, Lange JF, Kleinrensink GJ
J Bodyw Mov Ther 2020 Jan;24(1):147-153. Epub 2019 Oct 28 doi: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2019.10.015. PMID: 31987535
The Cost of Uncertainty: A Patient's Perspective.
Uhl KG, Davenport MS
J Am Coll Radiol 2019 May;16(5):737-739. doi: 10.1016/j.jacr.2019.01.007. PMID: 31054703

Therapy

Minimal Invasive Linea Alba Reconstruction for the Treatment of Umbilical and Epigastric Hernias with Coexisting Rectus Abdominis Diastasis.
Köhler G, Fischer I, Kaltenböck R, Schrittwieser R
J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A 2018 Oct;28(10):1223-1228. Epub 2018 Apr 5 doi: 10.1089/lap.2018.0018. PMID: 29620963
Effects of exercise on diastasis of the rectus abdominis muscle in the antenatal and postnatal periods: a systematic review.
Benjamin DR, van de Water AT, Peiris CL
Physiotherapy 2014 Mar;100(1):1-8. Epub 2013 Oct 5 doi: 10.1016/j.physio.2013.08.005. PMID: 24268942

Clinical prediction guides

Anterior and posterior rectus abdominis sheath stiffness in relation to diastasis recti: Abdominal wall training or not?
van Wingerden JP, Ronchetti I, Sneiders D, Lange JF, Kleinrensink GJ
J Bodyw Mov Ther 2020 Jan;24(1):147-153. Epub 2019 Oct 28 doi: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2019.10.015. PMID: 31987535
Differences in Linea Alba Stiffness and Linea Alba Distortion Between Women With and Without Diastasis Recti Abdominis: The Impact of Measurement Site and Task.
Beamish N, Green N, Nieuwold E, McLean L
J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2019 Sep;49(9):656-665. Epub 2019 Mar 26 doi: 10.2519/jospt.2019.8543. PMID: 30913968

Recent systematic reviews

Effects of exercise on diastasis of the rectus abdominis muscle in the antenatal and postnatal periods: a systematic review.
Benjamin DR, van de Water AT, Peiris CL
Physiotherapy 2014 Mar;100(1):1-8. Epub 2013 Oct 5 doi: 10.1016/j.physio.2013.08.005. PMID: 24268942

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