Pregnancy Massage

Studies indicate that massage therapy performed during pregnancy can:

Studies done in the past 10 years have shown that massage helps hormone levels associated with relaxation and stress are significantly altered, leading to mood regulation and improved cardiovascular health. Hormones such as norepinephrine and cortisol (stress hormones) were reduced and dopamine and serotonin levels (low levels of these hormones are associated with depression) were increased in women who received bi-weekly massages for only five weeks. These changes in hormone levels also led to fewer complications during birth and fewer instances of newborn complications, such as low birth weight. The evidence points strongly to maternal and newborn health benefits when relaxing, therapeutic massage is incorporated into regular prenatal care.

Reduction of swelling

Edema, or swelling of the joints during pregnancy, is often caused by reduced circulation and increased pressure on the major blood vessels by the heavy uterus. Massage helps to stimulate soft tissues to reduce collection of fluids in swollen joints, which also improves the removal of tissue waste, carried by the bodys lymph system.

Improvement of nerve pain

Sciatic nerve pain is experienced by many women in late pregnancy as the uterus rests on muscles of the pelvic floor and lower back. The pressure of the uterus spreads tension to the muscles of the upper and lower leg, causing them to swell and put pressure on nearby nerves. Massage therapy addresses the inflamed nerves by helping to release the tension on nearby muscles. Many women have experienced significant reduction in sciatic nerve pain during pregnancy through regular massage.

Lymphatic Drainage Massage

Lymphatic Drainage Massage is a light technique designed to stimulate the removal of lymphatic wastes from all over the body, it is not a muscular massage. It works wonderfully on the nervous system and immune system. Some of the things lymphatic drainage massage is great for is detoxification, chronic fatigue, overweight, arthritis, neurological disorders, well being, pregnancy & pain, sore throats, colds, infections, excess fluids, low immunity, swollen node and also for the physically inactive.

The Lymph glands (at neck, armpits, groin, etc.) are connected by a broad network of vessels which transplant the fluid. The lymphatic system itself does not have a pump, as the blood does with the heart, only a system of passive one way valves, which relies on physical stimulation, either by gravity, movement or lymphatic massage. It is one of the five main elimination channels in your body along with skin, lungs, kidneys & bowels.

It is a major route for the absorption of nutrients from digestion into the tissues and it is also your bodies metabolic waste-disposal system. It clears toxins, unwanted proteins and waste which can not be removed by any other means from your tissues and cells. These are by-products of metabolic wastes, stress, dead cells, metals, in organic substances and other assorted debris which your cells cast off.