Effect of Exercise on the Width and Stiffness of the Linea Alba in Postpartum Women With Diastasis

his study aims to evaluate the effect of an exercise program in postpartum women with diastasis recti, defined as an inter-rectus distance greater than 2 cm at any of three ultrasound measurement points . Participants will be divided into two groups: an intervention group that will follow a 6-week exercise program and a control group that will receive usual care. Ultrasound assessment of the linea alba will be performed before the intervention and after 6 weeks. The main outcomes will be inter-rectus distance and the stiffness of the linea alba measured using shear wave elastography, along with obstetric and personal clinical variables. Participants will be recruited from primary care centers in the Community of Madrid through midwives during postpartum consultations.

Inclusion Criteria: * Adult woman (\> 18 years old) * Women who agreed to participate and provided written informed consent * Women between 6 and 12 weeks postpartum at the time of recruitment. Exclusion Criteria: * History of previous abdominal surgery ( except cesarean section) * Presence of abdominal or umbilical hernias * Current pregnancy * Neuromuscular or systemic conditions affectinf the abdominal wall * Active infections * Any condition that could intervere with the correct execution of the measurement protocol. * Incomplete records or measurements that do not meet elastography quality criteria will be excluded.