So what's behind the variations in washboard abs? Everyone's abdominal wall is made up of five different muscles that run from the ribs to the pelvis. These muscles help to protect the spine, support ...

It’s normal for pregnant women to experience separation of the parallel muscle band of the anterior mid-abdominal wall known as diastasis recti abdominis (DRA) — about two thirds of mothers-to-be do.

Your abdominal muscles keep your organs and intestines in place. The protrusion of abdominal organs through a weak spot in the abdominal wall is called a hernia. Ventral hernias involve the front part ...

The effect of abdominal neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) in patients with spinal cord injury. The principal parameters observed in this study are lung capacity, colonic transit, patient ...

On April 24, 2009 at the Saturday Plenary Session of the SAGES annual meeting, Dr. Michael Rosen of Case Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, presented a video on an emerging procedure that should be of ...

A pulled or strained abdominal muscle — which some people call the stomach muscle — can occur during exercise, heavy lifting, and other activities. Ice packs, stretches, and pain relief medication may ...

Background Lumbar stabilisation training has been described to be the best option for those with spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis, posterior pelvic pain associated with pregnancy, chronic low back ...

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