Pregnancy Massage in Wokingham
Release and relax to help your body prepare for welcoming a new life into the world
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What is Pregnancy Massage?
The human body undergoes a wide variety of changes during pregnancy. One of the hardest parts is the strain that your body endures as the baby grows and your body tries to adapt. Ligaments loosen, muscles tighten and gait changes more and more as the baby grows. Pregnancy massage is perfect for helping to relax tight muscles and is specifically tailored to help the mother during the course of the pregnancy as her needs change.
Pain can come from a variety of causes. Muscular tension is the one we see most frequently in the Wokingham Osteopaths & Massage clinic, especially with the number of patients we treat who are working from home. If your muscles aren’t stretched on a regular basis when placed into a shorten position they contract to adopt the position in which you place yourself most regularly.
What does Pregnancy Massage consist of?
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Pregnancy massage, or prenatal massage, is a type of massage tailored specifically for expectant mothers to reduce discomfort and provide much needed time to focus on themselves. The goals are to promote relaxation, relieve muscle tension, reduce stress and alleviate common symptoms such as back ache, leg cramps and swollen feet.
Massage is typically focused around the lower back, hips, legs and feet. These areas often take most of the strain owing to the changes that carrying a growing baby brings.
Having a massage at any time of the pregnancy after 13 weeks is absolutely safe as it is such a gentle form of massage and is aimed to reduce the strain on mum’s body, sometimes in preparation for the changes to come and other times helping to decrease existing symptoms.
What are the benefits of Pregnancy Massage?
- Reduced discomfort
- Decreased swelling
- Improved circulation
- Relieve stress
- Improve sleep quality
- Prepare for labour