Move Again Therapy Services

🌻Let's talk massage and pregnancy🌻

Massage during pregnancy can absolutely be both a form of emotional and physical self care and it can be extremely beneficial to manage the strains placed on women's bodies throughout pregnancy while aiding the body in preparing for birth.

But, in some cases it can also pose serious risks to women and babies. These risks are not isolated to 'high risk' pregnancies. They can also be present in 'low risk' pregnancies, with and without a known pregnancy related condition.

If you are pregnant or planning to start or expand your family and would like massage, whether relaxation or remedial, it is very important to find a therapist who has completed their post qualification pregnancy massage course. It is also important to run it by your primary health care practitioner for your pregnancy, whether that's an OB, midwife or your GP. They know you and your pregnancy and are in a position to make that decision as to whether or not you and baby are safe receiving massage.

Sometimes a low risk pregnancy will have one factor which makes massage contraindicated, others will have high risk pregnancies where massage is part of their management plan.

Key take away: make sure your therapist is qualified in pregnancy massage, understands pregnancy related conditions and complications and will prioritise you and baby's health above filling their books

Felicity ❤️

Fortnightly spot available Thursdays at 10am and 5:30pm

I hope everyone had a lovely long weekend. Ours was spent doing the odd jobs around home.

1 included a deep clean of the clinic room ❤️ Loving how fresh it smells with the lemon Myrtle floor cleaner

Appointments available this week

Tues - 9:15am and 2pm
Thurs- 10am, 11:15am and 5:15pm

Jobs and muscle tension

Different jobs require the use of different muscles and postures for extended periods of time.

Sitting is one of the worst things we can do for prolonged periods of time. It is associated with increased pressure in the lower back and adjustments in the head, neck and shoulder positions. These all interact to strain muscles and potentially cause nerve impingement.

Remedial massage can work to relieve these ailments, however for long term benefit a work station assessment should be conducted to ensure continued strain is not placed on the body. Minor adjustments here can make big differences to muscluloskeletal strain.