Pre and Post natal massage - the benefits

Massage in general is known to boost the circulation, immune system, deepen breathing, reduce stress and increase relaxation. These are especially important to gain when you are carrying a baby.

Prenatal benefits to having massage:-

• Deep relaxation
• Stress relief and time out
• Lower and upper back pain or aches
• Hip ache, pain, numbness and swelling
• Sciatic pain (tingling or ache in lower back or down legs
• Carpal tunnel syndrome (pain and/or tingling in arms, hands or wrists)
• Swelling/fluid retention of the feet/hands/legs

Postnatal benefits to having massage:- You can bring your baby with you while having the treatment, I happily work around you and baby. As you are laying on your side during the massage if you baby wakes it is easy to breast feed if necessary.

• Deep relaxation
• Stress relief and time out
• Achy/painful shoulders or neck possibly caused by feeding and carrying baby.
• Help body return to normal form by boosting circulation, elimination of toxins and inducing endorphins.
• Help uterus to shrink to original size
• Hormones return to balance
• Release fluid retention from hands, arms, feet and legs
• Help recover from carpal tunnel syndrome
• Reduce cellulite
  
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