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presented by Rachel Kilgore, DPT, OCS, COMT, PRPC, PPCES
Financial: Rachel Kilgore is an employee of Herman & Wallace Pelvic Rehabilitation Institute and a MedBridge consultant.
Nonfinancial: Rachel Kilgore has no competing nonfinancial interests or relationships with regard to the content presented in this course.
Additional Disclosure: A special thanks to Darla Cathcart, director of peripartum series curricula for Herman & Wallace, for her assistance in the development of this course.
Satisfactory completion requirements: All disciplines must complete learning assessments to be awarded credit, no minimum score required unless otherwise specified within the course.
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Rachel Kilgore, DPT, OCS, COMT, PRPC, PPCES
Rachel's primary specialty is pelvic rehabilitation. This includes incontinence, prolapse, constipation, pelvic pain, and peripartum issues such as cesarean birth or diastasis rectus abdominis. She enjoys treating general orthopedics, with interest in the back, neck, knee, and shoulders. Additionally, playing collegiate soccer inspired her desire to focus on sports rehabilitation. Currently, she unites these specialties…
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1. Abdominal Anatomy and Function
This chapter helps the participant become familiar with abdominal muscle anatomy, including the rectus abdominis, obliques, and transverse abdominis. It also helps familiarize the participant with the changes that occur during and after pregnancy to the abdominal wall.
2. Diastasis Rectus Abdominis Assessment
In this chapter, clinicians learn about general assessment of the abdominal wall as well as diastasis rectus abdominis (DRA). The participant will learn to assess and measure length, width, and depth of DRA. Also reviewed are abdominal wall observations, load transfer testing, and functional assessment for the abdominal wall of the postpartum patient.
3. Diastasis Rectus Abdominis Treatment
This chapter will guide the clinician with an overview of abdominal treatments for the postpartum patient. Specific treatments such as abdominal supports, taping, and other abdominals are discussed. Evidence-based exercise principles, goals, and progression are provided.
4. Postpartum Cesarean Assessment and Treatment
This chapter is a general overview of assessment and treatment for a postpartum patient who had a cesarean birth. Instruction on scar assessment and treatment for improving scar mobility is provided, including treatments for in the clinic and at home, as scars can be painful and can impact mobility and muscle function in more than just the abdominal area.
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