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This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of acupuncture combined with physical training in treating post-partum rectus muscle dissociation.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Methods:<\/jats:bold> This is a randomized, controlled trial of DRA in post-partum conducted at Hangzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated with Zhejiang University of Chinese Medicine. The primary purpose is to evaluate the effectiveness of acupuncture and physical training on DRA in post-partum women. The study will be conducted from March 2022 to March 2023. The acupuncture group received acupuncture and physical training (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 48), the sham acupuncture group received sham acupuncture and physical training (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 48), and the physical training group received physical training (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 48). These experiments perform once\/day, five times a week for 2 weeks, followed up for half a year after the end of the course of treatment. Our tests perform a course of treatment, which includes a total of 10 consecutive treatments. Furthermore, the patient will be followed up for half a year after the treatment. Primary and secondary indicators, including inter recti distance (IRD), linea alba (LA) tension, the MOS item short-form health survey (SF-36), short-form McGill pain questionnaire-2 (SF-MPQ-2), body mass index (BMI), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), leeds dyspepsia questionnaire (LDQ), menstrual distress questionnaire (MDQ), 10 items of edinburgh post-natal depression scale (EPDS-10), the modified body self-image scale (MBIS), international consultation incontinence questionnaire short-form (ICIQ-SF) and hernia-related quality-of-life survey (HerQles), which will be evaluated before and after treatment and half a year after treatment. Adverse events and side effects during each treatment will be collected and recorded.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Discussion:<\/jats:bold> There is evidence that acupuncture and physical training can treat DRA in post-partum. 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