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Massage Therapy
Benefits… Everyone can benefit from a professional massage.
 Relieves your stress and anxiety.- Increases the nourishing blood supply to your tissues.
- Improves your energy and alertness.
- Assists the elimination of waste and toxic debris that are stored in your muscles.
- Increases the interchange of substances between the blood and tissue cells.
- Heighten the oxygenation of the tissues.
- Stimulates the relaxation response within your nervous system.
- Helps strengthen your immune system.
- Improves your posture.
- Increases your joint flexibility and range of motion.
- Lowers your blood pressure.
Benefits… For pregnant women… benefits include all of the above in addition too:
- Increase the flow of oxygen and blood to your tissues, acceleration the flow of nutrients to both you and your baby!
- Relieve the backaches and other pains often experienced during pregnancy.
- Decrease swelling and edema as it can drain toxins from your body.
- Help you to come to terms with your new body image.
Benefits…for laboring women… all of the above, in addition too:
Giving birth is often a long and arduous process. The work of repeatedly tensing muscles leaves a mother exhausted and adds to stress. Certain massage techniques can reduce your discomfort and provide a revitalizing respite (An interval of rest or relief,) relaxing you between (or during) contractions so you can gather strength for the next contraction. Having your partner or spouse learn a few simple techniques can be an excellent way to involve him in the birth process.
During contractions
- Double Hip squeeze
- Counter pressure to the sacrum
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Between contractions
- Rhythmic effleurage massage strokes
- Firm pressure on eyebrows & forehead. Etc…
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Benefits…for baby, too!
- Helps your infant digest better, speeding the baby’s weight gain and growth.
- Helps to build muscle tone, coordination, and brain functioning.
- Stimulates your child’s circulation, helping to heal any birth-related trauma.
- Calms your baby’s nervous system.
- Establishes a pattern of relaxation at an early age, one that your child can follow into adulthood.
- Counterbalances frightening, negative messages about touch, teaching lessons about positive touch your child will carry throughout life.
- Helps daddies bond with babies… (As well as mommies!)
Momma, please give positive and negative feedback to massager…Be it professional or not!
Ranelle Williams CMT, CD (DONA), CSAM, CLD - 303-684-8074
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