Bruce was recently Certified by Carole Osborne-Sheets at Somerset School of Massage Therapy. More information about Carole's program, and her school Body Therapy Associates is available on her web site. Prenatal massage is offered at all our venues, and in your home. There are no additional charges for Pre & Parinatal massage, our prices are reasonable and affordable.
"Pregnancy and childbirth can be the greatest and most fulfilling
of a woman's experiences. It is important that their contribution to life
be a time of strength, joy, and happiness. Incorporating bodywork and
neuromuscular massage enables one to reduce physical and mental tension,
increase strength and endurance, and experience ease and comfort during
pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum."
William j. McKenzie, Jr., M.D.
Diplomat American Board of Gynecology & Obstetrics
"During massage, therapists can actually alter the sensation of pain
by stimulating skin receptors connected to the brain. Such stimulation
helps the mother's body secrete oxytocin, which makes the uterus contract,
and endorphins, which reduce pain."
Marshall Klauss, M.D.
Neonatologist, U.C. Berkley
What are some of the benefits of massage during pregnancy?
- Relief from common pregnancy pain, dysfunctions, and worry
- Massage assists the circulatory and lymphatic systems by promoting the movement of blood and lymph, which assists the heart and reduces swelling.
- Alleviating musculoskeletal strain and pain
- Massage helps alleviate stress on the weight bearing joints of the hips, pelvis, knees, and ankles, and relieves soreness in the muscles that are supporting the additional weight of the baby. Massage helps to soothe and ease sore muscles throughout the neck, back and hips. Massage helps to ease pressure and pain to the nervous system, including the sciatic nerve.
- Massage provides a nurturing, soothing touch, which promotes release of emotional and physical tension.
- Facilitating the physiological processes of gestation
- Reducing prenatal complications with preventative touch therapies
- Receive nurturing support and stress reduction
- Enhancing childbearing experience with touch aimed at your support group
- Prepare yourself physically and emotionally for birthing
- Increasing your kinesthetic awareness for easier labors
- Learn how to facilite relaxation, pain reduction, and progress of labor
- Understand postpartum physiological adjustments
- Restoring your abdomen
- Rebalancing postural and movement patterns
- Reducing the musculoskeletal strain of mothering tasks
- Improving post-surgical recovery after Cesarean births
- Reassurance, nurturing, and relaxation for the mother during pregnancy have shown to have far-reaching impact on her fetus. Studies indicate that babies sense and respond to their mother's stress levels as registered by her increased heartbeat.