My journey to pregnancy massage started when I bought one for my sister, but when she returned home instead of being relaxed and relieved, she was upset and stressed. This was because the woman was so gentle with her so it didn't help any of her aches and pains.
While a pregnant woman should be treated with respect and care, she is not breakable or fragile. If there is anytime in a woman's life when she needs relief and less aches and pains, it’s while she's creating a human.
Combining my injury rehab, soft tissue therapy and pregnancy massage know how, I focus on relieving tensions that are exacerbated by pregnancy in a safe and controlled way. Leaving you less stress and out of pain and set up for an amazing night's sleep!
Pregnancy Massage.
Pregnancy Massage, also referred to as prenatal massage, can reduce stress hormones in your body and help you to feel relaxed and loosen your muscles. During your pregnancy, regular massages can help you cope with discomfort as well as relieve insomnia, neck and back pain, joint pain leg cramping and sciatica. In addition, massages will encourage blood and lymph circulation, reduce stress on weight-bearing joints and help to relax nervous tension which can benefit your sleep
Prenatal Massage.
Once the baby has arrived, it is just as important to make time for a massage. Not only is your body recovering from childbirth, but your new job as a mum: carrying, feeding, falling asleep with your baby in strange positions takes its toll and has so many knock on effects.
Post natal massage can help by soothing your aches and pains, prevent mastitis, encourage normal lymphatic drainage to return (removing excess water for the trauma of the birth) and improve quality of sleep all whilst offering a listening ear.
Pelvic floor rehabilitation.
Weak pelvic floor muscles are the main cause of leaking or accidents in adults. After having a baby the pelvic floor muscles are weakened further and often leaves women with a lack of bladder control. But this is not irreversible damage the pelvic floor is a muscle and can be trained like any other.
The number of adverts suggesting it's acceptable to leak or have little bladder control just because you're a mum is so damaging. There is no reason for a woman who has had a child can't regain full control of her pelvic floor muscles doing the correct exercises.
To regain control of your life and your bladder pelvic floor rehabilitation sessions are simple and effective.
Postnatal functional movement.
Not only recovering for the birth itself but also the new trials and stresses of mother hood take a massive toll on the body. Luckily a few simple functional movements can make a massive difference to day to day life and activities.