Can I massage my shoulders while pregnant?

For some pregnant women who need to go to work, shoulder and neck pain often occurs in life. This pain not only affects the body of the pregnant woman, but also greatly affects the mood of the pregnant woman, so it needs to be relieved immediately. Massage is one way to relieve shoulder pain. So, can you massage your shoulders during early pregnancy? The answer is yes, but you need to pay attention to the correct massage method and not use a massager.

1. Can pregnant women massage their shoulders and neck?

Appropriate massage is okay. It is common to have neck and waist pain during pregnancy. This is because the fetus is located in front of the mother's lumbar spine. As the pregnancy period increases, the pregnant woman's lumbar spine will protrude forward. During pregnancy, the lumbar curvature increases, and the back muscles of pregnant women will be in an overly tight state. At the same time, because the blood is concentrated in the fetus, the back muscles are more severely hypoxic. In this case, pregnant women can undergo shoulder and neck massage. Other pelvic changes and changes in endocrine hormones are also causes of low back pain.

2. Can pregnant women use massagers?

Pregnant women are not allowed to use massagers. Pregnant women will inevitably suffer from back pain during pregnancy. Some expectant mothers wonder if they can use a massager to relieve the pain. In fact, it is not recommended for expectant mothers to use a massager during pregnancy.

First of all, the massager uses electric current to stimulate the acupuncture points of the human body to achieve the massage effect. Although the current is small, it will also stimulate the fetus in the abdomen.

Furthermore, the bodies of pregnant women are quite special, and many acupoints cannot be pressed during pregnancy, otherwise it will affect the fetus, and in severe cases it can lead to miscarriage. Therefore, it is still not seen that expectant mothers use massagers.

Best of all, massagers will generate radiation, and electromagnetic radiation will affect pregnant women. Therefore, for the safety of the baby, mothers should not use massagers. If the pain is severe, the expectant father can help the mother gently massage the lower back, but be careful about the strength to avoid causing physical discomfort!

3. Precautions for massage during pregnancy

Pregnant women are not necessarily forbidden to have massage. Appropriate massage can relieve the back pain in pregnant women, especially appropriate foot bath and foot massage. However, there are many taboos in massage for pregnant women, such as not massaging the abdomen and lumbar sacral area. Some acupoints such as Hegu, Sanyinjiao, Jianjing, Quepen and Kunlun are prone to cause miscarriage in pregnant women and should not be massaged. Pregnant mothers should keep these in mind.