We all know how relaxing and
comforting a massage is especially for tired and worn out bodies. But what
about for pregnant women? Is pregnancy massage a good thing? Will prenatal
massage bring about positive effects to an expecting mother’s body?
Many pregnant women swear by the
positive effects of pregnancy massage to a pregnant body. As you may be aware
already, a pregnant woman’s body goes through so much during the 9 months. Their
pregnancy symptoms range from back pain, swelling, nausea, arm numbness, muscle
pains, headaches, and many more. And the worse part, they can’t drink any
medication to ease their pain and discomfort.
This is where prenatal massage
comes into the picture. Although pregnancy massage doesn’t provide instant
relief, it still does wonders to a pregnant woman’s body. What are the other
benefits of massage for a pregnant woman?
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Prenatal massage helps reduce
the anxiety that a pregnant woman feels. It also helps with depression.
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The massage helps relieve pain
and aches that pregnant women feel in their muscles and joints.
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Since massage helps decrease
cortisol and norepinephrine hormones in the body, there is less complications
during labor resulting in a much healthier baby.
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Getting a Swedish massage will
help relieve muscle tension and release pressure from the muscle nodes, which
is quite common due to the increasing weight throughout pregnancy.
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Pregnancy massage can help with
a pregnant woman’s hormones. Women who go for a regular massage are less
stressed and moody. Further, the massage can help increase the level of happy
hormones in the body.
·
Therapeutic massage helps
reduce swelling as the soft tissues are stimulated. Pregnant women often suffer
from swelling.
If you are currently pregnant and
is thinking of getting prenatal massage, the only thing you have to think about
is getting it from the right place. You see, you can only experience these
positive effects on your body if you have a qualified and certified massage
therapist that specializes in pregnant women.
Take note that a massage therapist
is different from a prenatal therapist. That’s because handling a pregnant
woman’s body needs more care. There are specific parts of the body that can and
can’t be touched. There are pressure points that may even cause the cervix to
dilate, so the massage therapist should really be trained.
The health benefits of massage for
pregnant women is undoubted, but if you’re not careful about your therapist,
that’s where trouble is—that’s when massage can be bad for you.
Massage Envy Citrus Park - Tampa
12865 Citrus Plaza Drive MM# 19430,
Tampa, FL 33625
(813)341-1900
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