| ext">An important aid to a pleasant pregnancy | | | | uses massage techniques which concentrate on a |
| experience is pregnancy massage. As your | | | | woman's, neck, back and pelvic regions- the areas |
| pregnancy progresses and your stomach enlarges | | | | most often negatively affected by a pregnancy. |
| you experience physical aches and pains in | | | | Another care to be taken while giving the |
| different parts of your body. Relief to this pain | | | | massage is your position. Since you cannot lie on |
| can be provided only by massage therapists who | | | | your stomach, you will most often be laid on your |
| specialize in prenatal massages. Massage relieves | | | | side with pillows for support. While there are |
| pain because it enhances the function of muscles | | | | special tables designed to allow room for a |
| and joints, improves blood circulation and relieves | | | | pregnant belly, most therapists prefer to have |
| mental and physical fatigue. | | | | you rest on your side. Pregnant mothers are very |
| The benefits of pregnancy massage are | | | | sensitive and masseurs will need to be careful |
| numerous. Under the stress of pregnancy your | | | | when giving massages as to not harm the baby in |
| body produces stress hormones. These stress | | | | any way. To ensure this result intensity of the |
| hormones are felt not only by you, but also your | | | | massage is also very important. |
| baby. By reducing your stress, through massage, | | | | Since pregnancy massage is special, finding a |
| you can increase the comfort level of your | | | | therapist who specializes in prenatal massage |
| unborn baby. Moreover, the massage can ease | | | | might be slightly difficult. All therapists may not be |
| your muscular aches and pains that may be very | | | | able to accede to your request for massage. |
| uncomfortable to say the least. But before | | | | Some might not have the experience and some |
| deciding on massage therapy you should first | | | | might not have time to accept you as a patient |
| consult your doctor to make sure that you are | | | | at all. |
| suitable for massage. You should be careful while | | | | Experts in pregnancy massage recommend that |
| going for pregnancy massage and only utilize the | | | | pregnant women have a massage at least once a |
| services of trained prenatal massage therapists. | | | | month. This is to keep them revitalized and ready |
| For prenatal massage, the massage therapist | | | | for the actual birth. |