One hundred years ago, dancer Martha Graham reinvented her art form and became an American icon. Her modern styles created a ...

Superficial back and core anatomy describes the muscles located directly beneath your skin and superficial fascia. They are involved in moving your upper body, maintaining good posture, coughing, and ...

Background/aim Diastasis recti abdominis (DRA) is defined as a separation of the 2 muscle bellies of rectus abdominis. To date there is scant knowledge on prevalence, risk factors, and consequences of ...

The pelvic floor and abdominal musculature undergo a period of prolonged stress during pregnancy that may lead to pelvic floor disorders and diastasis rectus abdominis following childbirth. Pelvic ...

Imagine this: You’ve fallen flat in a field, an entire football team is barreling toward you — and no one’s around to lend a hand. Could you get back on your feet? If the answer is no, it ...

Traditional crunches, where you only lift your head and shoulder blades straight up and down, "primarily targets the rectus abdominis or upper abdominal muscles," says Hess. The movement also ...

The six-pack muscles (the rectus abdominis) work during spine flexion and extension, so you can target them with moves like sit-ups and kettlebell swings. If these moves aren’t for you ...