Ghada Ibrahim Ahmed Elrefaye <br/><br/>
Effect of abdominal strengthening exercises versus abdominal belt on restoring abdominal efficiency after delivery /  
 تأثير تمرينات التقوية مقابل حزام البطن على كفاءة عضلات البطن بعد الولادة 
Ghada Ibrahim Ahmed Elrefaye ; Supervised Salwa Mostafa Elbadry , Adel Farouk Elbigawy , Hanan Elsayed Mekawy 
 - Cairo :   Ghada Ibrahim Ahmed Elrefaye ,   2012 
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<br/><br/>Thesis (Ph.D.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Physical Therapy - Department of Physical Therapy for Gynecology and Obstetrics 
<br/><br/> This study was conducted to determine the effect of abdominal strengthening exercises versus abdominal belt on restoring abdominal efficiciency after delivery . Sixty primiparous post - natal women were participated in this study . They were selected from the maternity hospital at Kasr Alaini University Hospital . Their age ranged from (25 to 35) years , BMI < 30 Kg / m² 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Abdominal belt Abdominal exercise Postnatal abdominal weakness