Did you know high waisted compression and spandex can cause abdominopelvic issues like back pain, prolapse, leaking, urgency, core weakness, constipation, indigestion, hemorrhoids, etc.?!🤯⬇️
Yes, they cause your core to “turn off” and belly to “hangout! It can be a similar appearance to when you were pregnant or postpartum due to weakness!⬇️
Same thing goes for wearing braces or binders! Abdominopelvic braces can be so beneficial and allow you to get out of bed and walk to help you recover (like I did for the first 2 weeks post emergency c-section) BUT…
You don’t want to wear them 24/7! They are super important for acute injuries and post operative patients suffering from low back fractures, pregnant/postpartum, C-sections, acute abdominal separation, hernia repairs etc. BUT wearing braces or using high waisted spandex all the time to “keep everything in” even for pain relief, could be causing your body more harm than good✅
It can inhibit core activation so your abdominals overtime can become weak and lengthened leading to abdominopelvic dysfunction and pain!
The compression of the spandex over the abdominal muscles causes decreased activation of your core muscles especially transversus abdominus! The spandex acts like a abdominal or low back brace that ultimately causes the core muscles to “turn off” and you relax/bulge into your spandex! 🤯
Transversus abdominus is one of the main core stabilizing muscles of the spine. It wraps around the lower belly to the back of the spine like a “corset to stabilize and protect the spine and internal organs!
Tight spandex can also compresses the internal organs or visceral which can disrupt digestion, gut motility, and increase abdominal pain especially if you are bloated!
The goal is to do daily or weekly exercise and breathing to strengthen your core and pelvic floor so you already have PASSIVE TONE that works just like a brace🙌
LINK in BIO to The Belly Whisperer® Method & The Pregnancy Prep & Postpartum Recovery Online Program for more info!
So roll those spandex down or wear loose fitting pants when you workout! I’m 24 wks doing modified cat-cow & pelvic tilts to relax and contract!❤️
-The Belly Whisperer
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