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Pregnancy & post-natal care has come a long way in the past 50 years and the knowledge, understanding & choices of therapy now available are much more accessible with highly experienced therapists who have taken on extra education to help an expectant mother to have the most pain-free experience possible, as well as help to recovery from the strain of pregnancy & birth.
Treatment options
At Integrated Body Therapies we offer a full body or specific area pregnancy massage and help with post-natal recovery. We aim to create a space for you to feel the benefits of a rebalancing and relaxing treatment and are confident in delivering your service to fit your current needs regardless of the journey you experience. Whatever you are feeling during or after pregnancy, we are here to work with you to keep you feeling your best.
Benefits
If you are experiencing any of the following conditions, please don’t hesitate to book an appointment with one of our dedicated specialists.
- So what can pregnancy massage help with exactly?
- Improving circulation
- Easing lower back pain or sciatica
- Reducing swelling in the lower extremities
- Easing shoulder and neck tension
- Improving the lymphatic system
- Calming anxiety
Pregnancy massage at Integrated Body Therapies aims to help with both physical and emotional changes that are continuously occurring in this life creating journey.
You will be comfortably positioned side-lying with pillows, we also have economic prenatal cushions if necessary – all to make you feel more comfortable for your treatment. Although studies have never proven the use of essential oils to be harmful to the baby it’s IBT‘s policy that we do not use any essential oils in any of the trimesters. We play it safe for mum and baby.
12 weeks and your good to go…
We also choose not to perform any remedial or sports massage treatments until you reach the second trimester, i.e. 12 weeks onwards. Obviously within the first few weeks of becoming pregnant your baby is very small and the organs are only just starting to grow, so with the chances of lowering your blood pressure during the massage treatment, we simply choose not to perform remedial or Sports Massages.
General low blood pressure has been shown to prove that miscarriages can occur.
For Lymphatic drainage massage therapy within the first trimester, please consult our therapists for further information. We always have you and your baby in mind, all treatments will be followed up within 24 hours to check in on how you are feeling. At any time, if you have any concerns or questions, just ask us.
