Our prenatal massage therapists provide tailor-made massages truly beneficial for you and your baby, while easing the pain and discomfort of pregnancy, delivering a safe, relaxing, and effective massage. The goal of prenatal massage is to give special attention to the mother-to-be and nurture the new life growing within her. Benefits of Prenatal Massage. Mental Health Helps with stress, insomnia, increases energy, lowers anxiety, and depression, stabilizes mood.
Immune Function Strengthens immune function through stress reduction. Musculoskeletal Pain Pain in muscles, tendons, and tissues, sciatic pain burning or shooting pain in hip and down leg , carpal tunnel, stress relief on weight bearing joints ankles, lower back, and pelvis , and alleviation of neck, back, ribs, side, ligament pain, relief of pain associated with headaches and migraines, relief from leg cramps.
Massage and Pain Relief During Pregnancy. Prenatal massage helps to relieve pain through improving circulation, reducing muscle tension, reducing stress and anxiety, improving sleep, and increasing oxygenation of the soft tissue and muscles. In late pregnancy, sciatica can be caused by inflammation and water retention in the body and growth of the uterus and baby, increasing pressure in the low back and pelvic floor.
Massage can address the inflamed nerve by releasing tension in the surrounding tissues and muscles. Round Ligament Pain Round ligament pain is a common occurrence during pregnancy. Round ligament pain is caused by the increased weight of the uterus and its impact on the tendons.
Hormonal changes also affect the tendons by softening them throughout pregnancy in preparation of childbirth. Prenatal massage can help manage the pain associated with round ligament pain through releasing the tension in the ligament and soft tissue surrounding the ligament. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Carpal tunnel is a common condition in the second and third trimesters of pregnancy. It is caused by a build up of fluid in the tissues that causes pressure on the median nerve.
