Pre-Natal Massage
Benefits of Pre-Natal Massage
Using pre-natal massage therapy in your prenatal care can effectively help you manage some common discomforts associated with pregnancy, while regular massage during the postnatal period can address some of the lingering sympotms of child birth.
- Reduces back pain and muscle tension
- Improves nerve pain
- Reduces joint pain and/or edema
Improves circulation and target soft tissue adhesions
*All expectant mothers should check with their doctors prior to getting a massage. If you have diabetes or high blood pressure, or are on the early stages of pregnancy, pre-natal massage may not be recommended.
How Pre-Natal Massage Helps Reduce Back Pain and Muscle Tension:
Your ligaments, muscles, discs and joints can be easily irritated or inflammed from the weight of your body and baby – and your own fatigue.
How Pre-Natal Massage Improves Nerve Pain:
Sciatica nerve pain can occur when the uterus begins to apply more pressure from resting on the muscles of the pelvic floor and lower back. This spreads tension to the muscles of the upper and lower leg, causing them to swell and impair the function of nearby nerves. Pain or pins and needles are common symptoms of this. Massage therapy helps release the tension on nearby muscles, which helps soothe the inflammed nerves.
How Pre-Natal Massage Helps Reduce Joint Pain/ Swelling / Edema:
Swelling of the limbs and joints during pregnancy (edema) is often caused by reduced circulation and increased pressure on the major blood vessels in your pelvis by your uterus. Massage helps to stimulate soft tissues to reduce collection of fluids in swollen joints, which also improves the removal of tissue waste, carried by the body’s lymph system.