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Pregnancy Care: Prenatal & Postnatal
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Pregnancy Care in a Nutshell
Everything You Need to Know
A Woman’s Pregnancy Needs
“Pregnancy Care” is typically known as “Prenatal Care.”
However, we believe that both prenatal and postnatal care are essential for a healthy and successful pregnancy.
The unique needs of pregnancy do not end with the birthing experience. There is a period of recovery that should not be ignored or minimized.
Postpartum Depression is only one significant example of the impact of the pregnancy experience.
Introduction to Pregnancy Care
A woman’s pregnancy needs must include both prenatal concerns and postnatal recovery.
Pregnancy, by its very nature, results in many significant physical changes and challenges.
You cannot avoid the aches, pains, physical discomforts, hormonal havoc, and other physical manifestations that accompany pregnancy.
If you ignore either prenatal concerns or postnatal recovery, the result will be incomplete care for the demands of pregnancy on the body.
The Goal of Pregnancy Care
The goal of pregnancy care is to contribute to a healthy and enjoyable pregnancy, a more positive delivery experience, and faster post delivery recovery.
Our clinicians can use techniques like soft tissue therapy, massage, mobilization, exercise, and many others, that will alleviate the many concerns of the pregnancy experience.
At Ataraxy we will help you to navigate—and even enjoy and thrive in—this new chapter.
Postnatal or Postpartum Care
A woman’s body does not magically transform to pre-pregnancy condition after childbirth—why would anyone think it should?
After childbirth, a woman continues to experience physical and emotional changes. Postnatal Care is essential to a complete recovery.
Our clinicians understand a woman’s postnatal needs. They aim to promote healing during this time.
Postnatal Care aims to promote relaxation, reduce stress, relieve muscle tension and soreness, alleviate muscle cramps, reduce swelling, improve circulation, increase muscle strength, enhance flexibility and range of motion, and stimulate the body’s natural healing process.
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Massage Therapy & Pregnancy Care
The Benefits of Massage Therapy in Pregnancy Care
Massage Therapy is extremely beneficial for pregnant women. If you don’t do anything else for Pregnancy Care—do this! You won’t be disappointed that you did.
Relief from muscle tension and pain: Massage Therapy provides a safe, natural, drug-free way to alleviate many common pregnancy pains and discomforts. The body undergoes many changes during pregnancy. This often results in many forms of muscle tension, particularly in the lower back, hips, and shoulders. Massage therapy can help alleviate these tensions and reduce pain, while promoting comfort and mobility.
Enhanced pelvic floor function: Massage therapy and pelvic floor exercises can help strengthen and support the pelvic floor muscles. This will help maintain pelvic stability, bladder control, and support of the growing uterus during pregnancy. Strengthening these muscles can reduce the risk of pelvic floor dysfunction and urinary incontinence postpartum.
Alleviation of round ligament pain: Round ligament pain is a common discomfort experienced by pregnant women. It results from tension in the ligaments that support the uterus as well as the release of a hormone called Relaxin. Massage therapy can help relieve round ligament pain by addressing imbalances in the pelvis and reducing tension in the surrounding musculature.
Improved circulation: Pregnancy often leads to swelling and fluid retention, especially in the legs and feet. Massage therapy can help improve circulation, reduce swelling, and promote the removal of excess fluids from the body.
Reduced stress and anxiety: Pregnancy can be a time of heightened emotions and stress. Massage therapy can decrease levels of stress hormones like cortisol. It induces relaxation by triggering the release of endorphins, the body’s natural feel-good hormones, which will help reduce stress, anxiety, and symptoms of depression.
Better sleep quality: Pregnant women often struggle with sleep disturbances like insomnia and because of discomfort while lying down. Massage therapy can improve sleep quality by promoting relaxation, easing muscle tension, and calming the nervous system.
Preparation for labor and delivery: Certain massage techniques can help prepare the body for labor and childbirth by promoting relaxation, easing tension in the pelvic area, and encouraging optimal positioning of the baby.
Helps with morning sickness: Research shows that massage therapy can help reduce nausea and vomiting associated with morning sickness.
Postnatal | Postpartum recovery: Massage therapy can benefit postpartum recovery. It helps women recover from childbirth and relieves muscle tension and soreness. Postnatal, or Postpartum, massage can promote faster recovery like any injury.
Prenatal massage offers a wide range of benefits that can improve the overall health and well-being of pregnant women and their babies.
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You Don’t Need to Live With Pain
Pain, injury, accidents, and surgery are an unfortunate part of life. You don’t have to suffer alone.
The team at Ataraxy Health & Vitality want to empower you to live a healthy, active, and vibrant life.
This includes reducing or eliminating pain and injury’s that you may be experiencing.
If you are not sure what treatment option is right for you, then we can explore your treatment options with you.
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