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VOL. 3, ISSUE 2 (2018)
Effect of abdominal supporting belt on post-partum abdominal strength following vaginal delivery
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Ponmathi P, Bollina Vineetha, VPR Sivakumar
Abstract
Background: This study was conducted to determine the effect of abdominal exercises on abdominal efficiency among Postpartum Women.
Objective: To find the effectiveness of Abdominal support belt among the postpartum women following vaginal delivery. Procedure: 14 patients on the second day of delivery were approached and after consent were conveniently divided in to two groups. Group A subjects were treated with Abdominal support belt and Abdominal strengthening exercises while Group B subjects were treated with Abdominal strengthening exercises alone. The outcome measures were Manual Muscle Testing, Waist and Hip Circumference and Measurement of Diastasis Recti.
Results: The Results of the 14 subjects were analysed in the SPSS software and found with p>0.05 which shows that there is no significant difference in manual muscle testing, waist circumference hip circumference, and diastasis recti between Group A subjects treated with Abdominal belt and Abdominal exercises and Group B subjects treated with Abdominal exercises alone among Postnatal women for a period of four weeks.
Conclusion: There was no significant effect of abdominal belt over abdominal efficiency among postpartum women.
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Pages:53-58
How to cite this article:
Ponmathi P, Bollina Vineetha, VPR Sivakumar "Effect of abdominal supporting belt on post-partum abdominal strength following vaginal delivery". International Journal of Yoga, Physiotherapy and Physical Education, Vol 3, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 53-58
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