Investigate Correlation between Diastasis of Rectus Abdominis Muscle and Low Back Pain in Obese Women.

Background: Rectus abdominis is the main core muscle. Weakness or any alteration in it may increase the pressure over the lower back, in obese women diastasis of rectus abdominis muscle found to be very common condition. Therefore, there may be a correlation between diastasis of rectus abdominis muscle and low back pain in obese women that needs to be explored, as there is no literature available.