Everything You Need To Know About The Benefits Of Pregnancy Massage

Are you thinking about booking a massage treatment during pregnancy? First of all, congratulations are in order. Bringing new life into the world is a beautiful time, with plenty of exciting milestones ahead.

But if you’re navigating aches and pains, struggling to get a good night’s sleep, or feeling more anxious than usual, you might need a helping hand to feel your best during the pregnancy months.

That’s where a pregnancy massage can come in. These specialised, tailored treatments give your body a chance to relax, unwind and prepare for this next exciting chapter.

Pregnancy massage is a special form of massage therapy for women in their second and third trimesters of pregnancy. Pregnancy massages can be beneficial for women as they experience changes to the body during pregnancy, helping to relieve tension and discomfort in the back, hips and legs.

What are the main benefits of pregnancy massage?

There are various benefits from physical to mental health benefits and even improving the quality of your sleep. Research shows that massage during pregnancy reduces anxiety, improves sleep and mood and decreases back pain amongst those who received massage therapy regularly at least once a month. 

Let’s take a closer look at some of the benefits of pregnancy massage.

• Alleviates stress on weight-bearing joints
• Increases blood circulation
• Improves lower and upper back pain and stiffness, tension and knots
• Relieves headaches
• Improves sciatica (numbness, tingling or weakness of the legs)
• Improves edema (abnormal accumulation of fluid in tissues) and joint pain
• Decreases heartburn and acid reflux
• Decreases constipation
• Improves neck, interscapular (between the shoulders), sacroiliac (between the spine and pelvis) and hip pain
• Helps relieve stress or anxiety caused by hormone changes
• Improves both the quantity and quality of sleep

With each treatment we are also using pure hypo-allergenic essential oils blended specifically for each trimester to balance, nourish and support the body safely, relax the mind and improve general well-being.

For more information & prices about pregnancy massages and pampers please visit page Pregnancy Massage Sittingbourne, Kent