So always coming out with better and improved – the new splints are in! These ones still have the elastic on the front, and the soft cotton against the skin, but with the added bonus of having a SLIT so they don’t bunch up in the front. I don’t have all the sizes and all the colors – but I do have these in WHITE MEDIUM and BLACK SMALL. So for those of you who asked for an improvement – its here!!
Will I still have to adjust my splint? Of course – you are not a statue, and you bend all day in numerous ways – so you will have to adjust every 1-2 hours, or every time your use the restroom is a good rule of thumb.
Will the splint look perfect or like Spanx underneath my clothes? No – it may smooth out the imperfections in your abdominals, but its purpose is to approximate the recti, not replace spanx or similar kinds of underwear.
Do I wear the splint at night? YES! This will help you remember NOT to jacknife, or if you do (on accident) it will minimize the damage done. I consider it a free-bee time because you don’t have to worry about having it look perfect under your clothes or adjusting it – you let it do work while you sleep.
Will my splint last forever? Splints are not made to last forever, just as most of your clothes are not either. When you wear the splint night and day continuously, it will stretch over time and become looser. When your splint approaches this point, its a good idea to get another splint to wear during the day, and save this one to wear while your work out. That way you don’t stress about it getting sweaty and dirty as you run, or do the eliptical, or using resistance bands, or sweat while doing seated tupler exercises. I also use my stretched out splints while I am pregnant – PERFECT for that as it has more give!
Do I wear my splint to work out? YES! YES! YES! Since there are so many demands on the body while you are working out and you have a diastasis, you will want to keep those recti together as much as possible with the splint. And remember – keep the TRANSVERSE IN on the work park of EVERYTHING you do!!
How long do I need to wear my splint? Everyday and night UNTIL you bring your recti together. Check yourself periodically and make sure you don’t re-split your diastasis. If you DO, you can put the splint on for a few days and increase your sets of seated tuplers (you should be doing maintanence sets every day!) and it should come together fairly quickly as you have established a good mind-body connection. Don’t STOP (your 5 sets of 100 maintanence sets) and let the muscles atrophy, or they will be more prone to split!
What is the difference between a binder and a splint? Abdominal binders go over your ribs and pelvis – because of this they do not approximate the two halves of the recti together. Diastasis Rehab Splints are made to go IN BETWEEN the ribs and the pelvis, with a crossover motion, to approximate the two halves of the recti – giving faster results, and a better mind body connection with the muscles.
I think that covers the MOST FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS for Splints. Enjoy the new design!!
UPDATE: ALL THE SPLINTS I HAVE IN ARE THE NEW ONES!!!!
How do you know what size splint to buy? I don’t see a size chart of any kind.