11/15/2024
Prenatal and Postnatal Therapeutic Massage
The pregnant and postnatal body is moving through sacred, important, and exponential transformation. As a new mother gives herself to the development of her child, her body requires nurturing and specific care.
Prenatal and Postnatal Therapeutic Massage gives a mother a unique opportunity to connect with her body, and to gather an understanding of some of the discomforts experienced during this time, either in preparation for birth or as part of birth recovery.
Treatments include specific prenatal and postnatal orthopedic assessments that give insight into the body’s functional movement, fascial tension patterns, and awareness of potential areas of vulnerability. Massage treatments are customized to the unique needs of each individual, and the physiological requirements of each phase of the childbearing cycle.
Benefits include pain relief, body awareness, improvement of physiological function, childbirth preparation, nervous system support, stress reduction, relaxation, improved circulation, improved breastfeeding outcomes, Cesarian scar tissue remediation, Diastasis Recti recovery, and more. * Written with respect and acknowledgment that not everyone pregnant identifies as female.
Adriane Elliott is a Registered Massage Therapist with the College of Complementary Health Practitioners of British Columbia (formally the College of Massage Therapists of British Columbia); and holds additional certification in Prenatal and Postnatal Therapeutic Massage. Adriane is a mother to two children, a member of the Doula Services Association of British Columbia, and is in a continual mentorship in the study of traditional Postpartum Midwifery.
Appointments are available at the beautiful Heritage Health Centre at 402 Victoria Street, Second Floor in Nelson, BC. Booking link : https://heritagehealth.janeapp.com/ #/staff_member/15