Pregnancy Massage
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Southwestern Ontario

Our Prenatal Massage is a Complete Body Massage Treatment

Professional Development Programs for Natural Therapy Practitioners

The Pregnancy Massage treatments offered by Aromatica in Chatham Kent reduce stress, increase circulation, and relieve muscle tension.

Special pregnancy ‘body cushions’ allow the mother-to-be to experience back massage in the face-down position again – up to full-term – to counteract muscular aches and pains along the spine. Body cushions also allow massage in the side-laying position which are particularly effective in the 2nd tri-mester utilising specific stretches to mobilize the sacro-iliac joints and expand the rib cage to accept the growing uterus.

Pregnancy massage targets low back pain, hip pain and sciatica by releasing tight gluteal muscles, tendons and ligaments. This relieves pain and improves blood flow to the lower extremities to resolve leg cramping, a common condition associated with pregnancy.

Aromatica’s Pregnancy Massage Workshop

Aromatica also offers a very unique service to the pregnant client: we will train your care-givers to use Acupressure Analgesia for use during your labour. Your care-giver could be your husband, mother, sister, friend, midwife or a combination of them all.

This one hour ‘hands-on’ session trains your care-givers to use acu-points on your body to relieve the pain of contractions, promote dilation and prevent radiating lumbo-sacral pain during your labour. Other points on the body are used during the second stage of labour as they aid the perineum to relax. In medical studies, 80% of pregnant women found these techniques to be very beneficial. An illustrated booklet is provided to all participants.

Aromatica’s hands-on Pregnancy massage workshop, teaches practitioners how to safely and comfortably adapt massage techniques to support the changing needs of the pregnant body. Students will explore proper positioning and draping, massage modifications, areas requiring special consideration, contraindications, and client care.

With hands-on practice throughout the workshop, students will gain practical skills and confidence to provide a comfortable, nurturing, and supportive massage experience during pregnancy.