Abdominal muscles are also needed to maintain posture and support your spine. Rectus abdominis. This pair of muscles lies in front of the abdomen. They arise from the fifth, sixth, and seventh ...

which is a tendon that runs vertically from ribs to the pelvis and separates the right and left sides of the superficial ...

you have to look deeper—literally—to a muscle called the transversus abdominis. Located directly behind your rectus abdominis (i.e., “abs”), the transversus abdominis wraps horizontally ...

Unlike the rectus abdominis (those six-pack abs we typically think of in the core), the TA muscles support the spine and the way we hold our bodies. The transverse abdominis wraps around your ...

Diastasis recti is the separation of the rectus abdominis muscles, commonly known as the "six-pack" muscles, along the midline of your stomach. “There is a fascial or soft tissue connection at ...

The top layer of your abdominal muscles – and what we commonly refer to as the six-pack – the rectus abdominis runs from between your ribs down to the pubic bone in the front of your pelvis.

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 ...