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KMID : 1140920170410030465
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Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine
2017 Volume.41 No. 3 p.465 ~ p.474
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Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation and Strength Recovery of Postnatal Diastasis Recti Abdominis Muscles
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Kamel Dalia M.
Yousif Amel M.
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Abstract
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Objective: To assess the effect of neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) on the recovery of abdominal muscle strength in postnatal women with diastasis of recti abdominis muscles (DRAM).
Methods: Sixty women, 2 months postnatal, participated in this study. They were divided randomly into two equal groups. Group A received NMES in addition to abdominal exercises; group B received only abdominal exercises. The intervention in both groups was for three times per week for 8 weeks. The outcome measures were body mass index (BMI), waist/hip ratio, inter recti distance (IRD), and abdominal muscle strength in terms of peak torque, maximum repetition total work, and average power.
Results: Both groups showed highly significant (p<0.05) improvement in all outcomes. Further, intergroup comparisons showed significant improvement (p<0.05) in all parameters in favor of group A, except for the BMI.
Conclusion: NMES helps reduce DRAM in postnatal women; if combined with abdominal exercises, it can augment the effects.
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KEYWORD
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Abdominal muscles, Diastasis recti, Postnatal care, Electrical stimulation therapy, Exercise
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