25/10/2020
to do or not to do abdominal crunches pre and postnatally ?
'' Overall, there was a contrasting effect of the 2 exercises, with the abdominal crunch exercise consistently producing a significant narrowing of the inter-rectus distance (IRD). In contrast, the drawing-in exercise generally led to a small widening of the IRD''
Study Design Longitudinal descriptive exploratory study. Objectives To evaluate in primigravid women the immediate effect of drawing-in and abdominal crunch exercises on inter-rectus distance (IRD)...