The time after giving birth is one of exhilaration, joy and fatigue. Massage therapy can provide women with the alleviation of musculoskeletal complaints as well as emotional support and nurturing during a critical life transition.
The time after giving birth is one of exhilaration, joy and fatigue. Massage therapy can provide women with the alleviation of musculoskeletal complaints as well as emotional support and nurturing during a critical life transition.
Back pain is a very common phenomenon in the initial stage of pregnancy, which usually subsides by the end of the second trimester. If the pain is continuous, a number of remedies for back pain are easily available, which give relief to the expectant mothers. Backache during this time is primarily due to the various changes that a woman experiences in her body.
Pregnancy massage or prenatal massage is a therapeutic bodywork that focuses on the physiological, structural and emotional well being of mother and baby.
Lower back pain due to irritation of the lower lumbosacral nerve roots causes pain and spasm in muscles of the lower back and the lower limbs. There will be loss of balance with tendency to fall when muscles do not contract quickly in a coordinated fashion due to pain, spasm or weakness.
The muscle important for walking is the gluteus maximus at heel strike which has to undergo a lengthening contraction to stabilize the hip joint. The quadriceps muscles and muscles that pick up the foot and ankle (dorsiflexors) also undergo lengthening contractions as the body weight is gradually transferred over the supporting limb.
For every woman, pregnancy is a beautiful time period. Giving birth to a new life opens up a new chapter in her life. She feels complete and that makes her life even more meaningful to her. A woman feels so much elated with this new experience that she is able to overcome all the pain and changes happening to her body.