A three-arm parallel-group randomized controlled trial was conducted with 90 women aged 23-42 years, 6-8 weeks postpartum. Participants were randomly assigned to one of three groups: no kinesiotaping (control), placebo kinesiotaping (no tension), and kinesiotaping with 50% tension. All participants followed the same exercise program. The primary outcome measure was the Diastasis Recti Index (DRI), assessed via ultrasound at baseline, 4 weeks, and 8 weeks.
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Diastasis Recti Index (DRI)
Timeframe: The effectiveness of Kinesio taping was assessed based on intergroup differences in the initial measurement values (DRI1) taken before the start of the project, the second measurement after 4 weeks (DRI2), and the third measurement after 8 weeks (DRI3).