Nurturing Pregnancy Massage Techniques II

Expectant moms experience unique physical and emotional changes that occur as a result of increased weight, shifting posture, and adjusting hormone levels. Massage can allow pregnant moms to unwind during this time. It can also alleviate the resulting discomfort and other pregnancy-related symptoms. Expert massage therapist and instructor, Meade Steadman, demonstrates step-by-step how to provide therapeutic massage techniques that focus on common complaints during pregnancy: low back pain, edema, sciatica, neck and shoulder pain, leg cramping, nausea, and breast discomfort. Meade also discusses considerations for the different trimesters, benefits and contraindications, postural analysis, bolsters, positioning and draping, and fetal development. (1 Hr. 7 Mins.)