Diastasis, Doming & Dread: Cutting Through the Noise in Postpartum Care
Diastasis, Doming & Dread: Cutting Through the Noise in Postpartum Care
1 hour
The instructors
Overview
It’s easy for postpartum individuals to spiral into fear and confusion—especially when scrolling through social media.
Take Danae: she’s 34, three months postpartum after an uncomplicated vaginal birth. While breastfeeding and doing her pelvic floor exercises, she stumbles across posts about Diastasis Rectus Abdominis (DRA).
Suddenly, she’s alarmed. She notices some “coning” when lifting her head. Could it be pelvic organ prolapse too? Has she been breathing wrong? Not doing enough “deep core activation”? Out of fear, she stops all abdominal exercise—and now she’s come to you for advice.
Sound familiar?
In this free 60-minute webinar, Antony Lo will walk you through this common client scenario with clarity and evidence — cutting through misinformation and helping you support clients like Danae with confidence.
📚 What We’ll Cover:
- Danae’s story—from confusion to clarity
- What diastasis actually is (and isn’t)
- How to interpret real ultrasound images
- The latest myth-busting research on DRA
- Risk factors and non-risk factors
- The difference between hard vs. soft doming
- Live Q&A
Whether you're a clinician, coach, or another professional that helps women, this webinar will help you confidently support your clients—without fear or misinformation.
Learning Objectives
In this 60-minute session, you’ll learn how to:
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Understand the fears and myths surrounding Diastasis Rectus Abdominis (DRA)
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Interpret real ultrasound images and what they actually mean
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Separate evidence from misinformation on breathing, core activation, and exercise
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Identify key risk factors (and non-risk factors) for DRA
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Explain hard vs soft doming and its clinical relevance
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Confidently support postpartum clients without fear-based messaging
Audience
This webinar is designed for clinicians, coaches, fitness professionals, and other practitioners who support postpartum individuals. If your clients are asking about DRA, doming, or whether they’re “doing it wrong,” this session is for you.
🩺 About the Webinar Series
This is the 8th session in the Let’s Talk Pelvic Health: 2025 Webinar Series for Health Care Professionals. You can register for this individual webinar or sign up for the entire free series.
✅ CEU-Accredited Across the U.S.
We’re proud to share that Embodia is now an Approved CEU Provider for physiotherapists (PTs) and physical therapist assistants (PTAs) in 32 U.S. states, with 10 more pending. This webinar—and the full series—is eligible for CEU credits for participants in approved states. You can learn which US States/Jurisdictions Embodia can provide CEUs by visiting this guide.
🌍 Live or On-Demand Access
This webinar will be hosted live on Tuesday, November 4th, from 7:30–8:30 PM EDT.
Can't make it live? Replays will be available for registered participants and those on the notification list —so you won’t miss a thing.
⚠️ Please note: This webinar is limited to 500 live attendees. Kindly register only if you plan to attend live to ensure space for others. If you cannot attend live, please join the notification list.
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Live Webinar Time: Tuesday, November 4th, from 7:30–8:30 PM EDT
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Can’t attend live? No problem!
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Replays will be available on Embodia’s YouTube channel
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Webinar recordings will also be accessible for free for 1 week following the live session on the Embodia platform
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To earn CEUs, U.S. PTs must:
- Add your CEU jurisdiction to your account on Embodia! Steps on how to do so can be found in this guide.
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Attend the live webinar, and then access the recorded course on Embodia
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Complete the evaluation and exam
You can then download your CEU certificate!
Expand your pelvic health toolkit and support your clients with confidence.
Don’t miss this opportunity to deepen your understanding of pessary care and its role in physiotherapy practice.
The instructors
B.App.Sc.(Physio)(USyd)., Master in Manual Therapy (UWA)
Antony Lo is a physiotherapist from Australia and runs The Physio Detective service. He earned his degree from the University of Sydney and has been in practice since 1997.
He completed his post-graduate masters in Manual Therapy (Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy) from the University of Western Australia and commenced his Specialisation training in Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy.
He has been involved with treating CrossFit athletes since 2011 and has helped some of the world’s best CrossFitters at the highest levels through to beginners of all ages. He loves and participates in CrossFit and is a strong advocate for the sport. Through participation and through his work as a Physiotherapist at all levels of CrossFit, he has developed a model of treatment that utilises the best from Sports Science, Musculoskeletal/Sports Physiotherapy, Pain Science, and Women’s Health research to provide a realistic holistic model of care balancing the biopsychosocial model of healthcare.
He is NOT an employee of CrossFit, he does not represent or work for them in any way and his views and opinions are entirely his own. He holds a CrossFit level 1 – Trainer Certificate and is a CrossFit Football Coach/Consultant (now CrossFit Sports Specific Application). Antony has a wife and 3 beautiful children in the best city in the world – Sydney, Australia!