If you are pregnant, you may have heard that you cannot receive safely receive massage during your pregnancy. Actually, this is false. While you do want to make sure you go to an experienced therapist that has extra training in prenatal massage, you can absolutely receive massage while pregnant. In fact there are many benefits of prenatal massage.
Benefits of Prenatal Massage
First, prenatal massage will make you feel good. It can pamper you and relax you in a time that you need it most. In addition to nurturing your body it also offers a wide range of psychological and emotional benefits. Pregnancy is stressful – on the body and on the mind. Prenatal massage is a safe and natural way to relieve common pregnancy pains like back aches, leg cramps, headaches, fatigue, sciatica and even shortness of breath. Receiving massage while pregnant can also help prepare your body for labor by easing the ligaments in the hips and making the pelvis more supple. Just like a regular massage, prenatal massage can also:
- improve circulation
- aid in lymphatic flow and drainage
- remove toxins from the body
- promote relaxation
- raise endorphin levels
- ease back, neck and other joint pain
- relive muscle tension, spasms and cramps
- relieve hip and glute pain
With so may benefits of prenatal massage to the moms, it seems like there is no question about whether you should receive pregnancy massage. However, did you know it also benefits the baby? Everything a pregnant woman does, from fitness, diet, relaxation and state of mind, directly affects the baby she is carrying. There are many studies that state that a mother that is in a calm state of mind leads to healthier in-utero development. So prenatal massage benefits not just mom, but baby too.
At Maternal Massage, our team of licensed therapists have extensive training in prenatal massage. We also have orthopedic pregnancy pillows that allow a pregnant woman to safely receive a massage throughout all stages of her pregnancy. If you want to receive the benefits of prenatal massage, click here to book your appointment online, or call us at 385-351-5626 to schedule today.