About The Seminar
Is it time to challenge the conventional approach to assessing and treating Diastasis Rectus Abdominis (DRA)? While well-intentioned, the prevailing rationale for DRA rehab is often restrictive and may not adequately utilize tissue adaptation and progressive overload principles.
Join Antony Lo, Teresa Waser, and Terri Robertson Elder for a seminar that will challenge the status quo and help bridge the gap to an updated understanding of DRA.
We will review diastasis research and anatomical considerations, explain and demonstrate novel concepts such as “hard vs soft doming”, and discuss how to monitor and progressively load people with DRA during exercise.
We will also cover DRA repair considerations and the psychosocial aspects that interweave these phases.
This seminar provides key concepts and a framework that can be immediately implemented in clinical or athletic settings to DRA and beyond, bringing hope and empowerment to many people, especially those in the postpartum population.
If you’ve ever wanted more than transverse abdominis activation and low-level exercises, this seminar is for you!
Course Objectives
- Utilize the current research on Diastasis Rectus Abdominis to inform an updated approach to the assessment and management of DRA
- Evaluate common presentations of DRA and consider their implications for diastasis rehabilitation.
- Integrate novel concepts within a biopsychosocial approach to working with people with DRA
- Develop a systematic process to identify an appropriate level of exercise for people with DRA, including post-DRA repair / Abdominoplasty
Apply what you've learned in practice
This seminar provides a new framework and challenges us to find an appropriate level of exercise demand to drive adaptive change in abdominal tissues, as well as provide FUN, engagement, and empowerment to those with DRA.
Who is this course for
This course is for healthcare and fitness professionals working with individuals concerned about Diastasis Rectus Abdominis.
Why take this course?
If you’re a practitioner who wants to stay on top of the evidence and provide your clients and patients with a progressive approach, this seminar will provide ample myth-busting, and also how to apply these principles (not recipes!) into your practice.
What are people saying this course?
“5/5 – I would absolutely recommend this seminar!” Mariel Almonte Rivera, Chiropractor
“5/5 – I really enjoyed learning the new approach to DRA treatment and the current evidence as well as exercise examples and ideas for how to adjust patient daily tasks to fit their needs. Megan Maton, Physical Therapist
“5/5 – If you are a healthcare provider who helps women in postpartum – you should take this course. The old myths around DRA are still prevalent and some are growing with social media. These three physios did a wonderful job of breaking down what we ACTUALLY know about DRA and making it actionable.” Ellen Halley, Chiropractor, Doula
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