Browsing Brage NIH by Author "Mota, Patricia"
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Prevalence and risk factors of diastasis recti abdominis from late pregnancy to 6 months postpartum, and relationship with lumbo-pelvic pain
Mota, Patricia; Pascoal, Augusto Gil; Carita, Ana; Bø, Kari (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Diastasis recti abdominis (DRA) is an impairment characterized by a midline separation of the rectus abdominis muscles along the linea alba. It has its onset during pregnancy and the first weeks following childbirth. There ... -
Reliability of the inter-rectus distance measured by palpation: Comparison of palpation and ultrasound measurements
Mota, Patricia; Pascoal, Augusto Gil; Sancho, Fatima; Carita, Ana Isabel; Bø, Kari (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-08)An increased inter-rectus distance (IRD) is a common condition in late pregnancy and in the postnatal period. The condition is difficult to assess. Palpation is the most commonly used method to assess IRD. To date there ... -
Test-retest and intrarater reliability of 2-dimensional ultrasound measurements of distance between rectus abdominis in women
Mota, Patricia; Pascoal, Augusto Gil; Sancho, Fatima; Bø, Kari (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)STUDY DESIGN: Single-group test-retest reliability study. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the test-retest intraobserver reliability of 2-dimensional ultrasound measurement of the distance between the rectus abdominis muscles, the ...