Each of the Following Is True About Diastasis Recti Except

question 8

Multiple Choice

Each of the following is true about diastasis recti except:

• A)A diastasis of the rectus abdominis is more prevalent in women with multiple pregnancies.
• B)Manual support of the abdominals during abdominal exercises over the course of pregnancy corrects a diastasis.
• C)The highest incidence of diastasis recti is during the third trimester.
• D)A separation of the rectus muscle along the linea alba that is more than two finger widths is clinically significant.

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Definitions:

Population Distribution

The spread of people across locations, often analyzed for understanding demographics or economic conditions.

Skewed

describes a distribution that is not symmetrical, with a longer tail on one side of the peak than the other.

Normal Distribution

A probability distribution that is symmetrical around the mean, showing that data near the mean are more frequent in occurrence than data far from the mean.

Standard Deviation

Standard deviation is a measure of the dispersion or variability of a set of data points around their mean, indicating how spread out the data points are.