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Author Archives: Julie Tupler
Online Support Program that started February 6, 2012
I just finished my first online support program. The results in six weeks with the participants were amazing! It is going to be very hard to choose a winner for the “best belly.” The participants of the program wanted to … Continue reading
Posted in Abdominal Separation, Belly Binder, Diastasis During Pregnancy, Diastasis on Children, Diastasis on Men, Diastasis on Women, Diastasis recti, Diastasis Rehab, Diastasis Rehab Splint, Online Support Program, Splinting, Surgery for Umbilical Hernia, Tupler Technique®
Tagged abdominal separation, abdominal surgery, belly binders, Belly breathing, diastasis recti during pregnancy, Diastasis Rehab, hernia, Julie Tupler, pregnancy and diastasis recti, splinting, Tupler Technique
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Umbilical Hernia……A Side Effect of Diastasis Recti
If you have an umbilical hernia, more than likely you have a diastasis recti (separation of the outermost abdominal muscles). If you have surgery for the umbilical hernia, but don’t close the diastasis recti, there is a good chance your … Continue reading
Posted in Abdominal Separation, Belly Binder, Diastasis During Pregnancy, Diastasis on Men, Diastasis on Women, Diastasis recti, Diastasis Rehab, Diastasis Rehab Splint, Splinting, Tupler Technique®, Umbilical Hernia, Wearing a Diastasis Rehab Splint During Pregnancy, Working out with a diastasis recti
Tagged abdominal separation, abdominal surgery, diastasis, diastasis recti, Diastasis Rehab, Diastasis Rehab Splint, hernia, Julie Tupler, umbilical hernia
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Belly Binders…To Bind or Not to Bind
The function of most “belly binders” is to make the belly smaller with compression. That is, bringing the belly back to the spine. That is the role of your inner most abdominal muscle…..the transverse abdominal muscle. Most people have never … Continue reading
Posted in Abdominal Separation, Belly Binder, Diastasis on Children, Diastasis on Men, Diastasis on Women, Diastasis recti, Diastasis Rehab, Diastasis Rehab Splint, Online Support Program, Splinting, Tupler Technique®, Wearing a Diastasis Rehab Splint During Pregnancy
Tagged abdominal separation, belly binders, Belly breathing, diastasis, diastasis recti, diastasis recti during pregnancy, Diastasis Rehab, Diastasis Rehab Splint, Julie Tupler, pushing with the Tupler Technique, splinting, Tupler Technique
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Pushing in Labor with an Epidural
For over 20 years I worked with pregnant women preparing them for the marathon of labor. Pushing in labor is hard work. That is why I finally made the DVD called Tupler Technique®Perfect Pushing®! Not only is it hard work, … Continue reading
Posted in Abdominal Separation, Back pain and diastasis recti, Breathing with Transverse muscle, Diastasis During Pregnancy, Diastasis on Women, Diastasis recti, Diastasis Rehab, Diastasis Rehab Splint, Pushing in labor with the Tupler Technique, Splinting, Tupler Technique®
Tagged abdominal separation, diastasis, diastasis recti, diastasis recti during pregnancy, Diastasis Rehab, Diastasis Rehab Splint, Julie Tupler, pregnancy and diastasis recti, pushing with the Tupler Technique, splinting, Tupler Technique
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Wearing a Diastasis Rehab Splint® During Pregnancy
Many people ask me about wearing the Diastasis Rehab Splint® during pregnancy. This is perfectly fine if a pregnant woman is comfortable wearing it! If she is not comfortable wearing it, then she can just hold a splint (scarf … Continue reading
Posted in Diastasis During Pregnancy, Diastasis on Women, Diastasis recti, Diastasis Rehab, Diastasis Rehab Splint, Pushing in labor with the Tupler Technique, Splinting, Tupler Technique®, Uncategorized, Wearing a Diastasis Rehab Splint During Pregnancy, Working out with a diastasis recti
Tagged abdominal separation, belly binders, diastasis recti, diastasis recti during pregnancy, Diastasis Rehab, Julie Tupler, pregnancy and diastasis recti, splinting, Tupler Technique
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Will a C-Section Scar Effect the Closing of My Diastasis Recti?
Yes it will! It will make it harder to close the diastasis completely on the bottom. You will still get some closure there. When you mobilize the scar you will get more closure. The scar will not effect the ability … Continue reading
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Will the Tupler Technique help with back pain?
Back pain is a side effect of a diastasis recti. The outermost abdominal muscles (rectus abominis) is the support system for the back. When the muscles separate and the connective tissue stretches sideways, it is now the connective tissue supporting … Continue reading
Will Wearing the Diastasis Rehab Splint® Weaken My Muscles?
This is a question that I am asked frequently. It is a good question because some abdominal binders do weaken your muscles. The Diastasis Rehab Splint® will not weaken your muscles. The purpose of this splint is to approximate or … Continue reading
Do I Hold in My Transverse Muscle When I am Doing Aerobic Activities?
This is a question people ask me ALL the time because one of the 4 steps of the Tupler Technique® is for you to hold in your transverse muscle at 5th floor on the work of everything you do. So … Continue reading
Importance of Doing “Just” the Tupler Technique® the First Six Weeks of the Program
It takes six weeks to strengthen your inner most abdominal muscle (transverse muscle) with the Tupler Technique ® Program so this muscle is then strong enough for you to be able to engage it when performing both your stretching and … Continue reading