Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the level of knowledge of women about diastasis of the rectus abdominis muscle after pregnancy. Methods: To obtain the data, a questionnaire was applied via the Internet through an online platform, with women between 18 and 60 years of age, residents of the Paraense region. Results: A sample N of 100 women was obtained, 80% of whom were aged between 18 and 30 years and 58% of the sample indicated they had incomplete higher education. Of the components, 32% had some pregnancy, and among these, only 3.2% underwent physical therapy during this period. 54% of the volunteers claim to know what abdominal diastasis is, however only 35% of the participants reported having knowledge about the role of physiotherapy in the treatment of diastasis. Conclusion: The data found show a lack of knowledge about DMRA after pregnancy and physiotherapeutic treatment for this condition, such facts point to a close relationship with the low level of education of the women in the sample and low dissemination of information about the performance of professionals pelvic physiotherapists among the researched community.