12 Different Kinds Of Massages And How You Can Benefit From Them - The List

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There are very few times in a woman's life when she's going to go through as many drastic changes, in such a short period of time, as when she's pregnant. There's body swelling. There are muscle aches. There's joint pain. And when there's almost a year of this, it can also lead to feeling stressed and enduring restless nights.

According to American Pregnancy, something that can help to bring some real relief is prenatal massages. Not only can they help to ease some of your physical discomforts, but they can also help to balance out your hormones, improve any nerve pain that you might experience, decrease tension headaches, increase blood circulation throughout your body and help more oxygen to get to your muscles and tissues. Verywell Family also adds that prenatal massages can help to lower stress levels and decrease your chances of having a premature birth as well.

As far as when it's best to start getting these kinds of massages, make sure to speak with your doctor or midwife. For the record, some massage therapists prefer to wait until you're well into your second trimester to avoid putting you in any sort of miscarriage risk, per Baby Center. In the meantime, whether you decide to get a prenatal massage or not, just know that it is a therapeutic option that is available to you.