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Everything I’ve accomplished in my career began as a desire to address a personal problem I was experiencing and was often fueled by the fact that there was a giant gap or inadequacy that needed to be filled.

Let me back way on up. I was in 5th grade, sitting in the library watching my sister’s 4th grade class performance. It was a rendition of We Didn’t Start the Fire by Billy Joel, and I’m guessing the teacher had designed her own creative lyrics, but I wouldn’t know. Because I couldn’t he...

Why Being Pregnant Puts You at Increased Risk for Abdominal Muscle Separation

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Diastasis Rectus Abdominus, or DRA for those of us short on time(!), is an abnormal separation of the left and right rectus abdominus muscles and can happen in babies, athletes, men, and women! Having a history of being pregnant (no matter the delivery method) can put you at increased risk for this condition for several reasons.

Excessive amounts of force on the linea alba (the connective tissue between the rectus muscles)

The abdominal region is the only area where connective tissue runs di...