Pregnancy is a beautiful experience with its little challenges. It comes with a lot of body changes. The added weight in your body causes thicker ankles and plump toes which makes your walking a little bit harder and painful. Also due to increasing weight while in your third trimester causes minor pain or body ache, foot pain, aching, and swollen feet. In this situation you may desire a foot massage using an electric massager in your home which can soothe and relax your body and mind, and also gives you relief from your pain. But some usual question comes in your mind that:
- Can you use a foot massager while pregnant ?
- Can foot massage cause miscarriage ?
- While using massager, when and where to avoid foot massage during pregnancy?
Can you use a foot massager while pregnant?
Yes it’s absolutely safe to use foot massager while pregnant. There are some trigger points in your foot (discussed later in this blog) that can cause preterm labor though there is absolutely zero research that supports this wives tale. But still it will be better to take some prevention and avoid those points in your feet which may trigger uterine contractions and induce labor. Avoiding those points, you can take your long-desired foot massage which you are craving for.
Benefits of foot massager during pregnancy?
Reduce stress and tension which might be helpful to both you and the baby
Helping to reduce swollen ankles caused by water retention
Stimulating circulation and blood flow
Change in their brain chemistry
Experience several hormonal changes which can help to further reduce stress
Decreased leg and back pain but also decreased depression and anxiety.
Needed less medication
Reduce post-Pregnancy depression
Cortisol levels become lower in the massaged women.
Risk point of foot massager during pregnancy?
Although there is no risk to use foot massage during pregnancy, avoid foot massage:
if you have history of blood clots in your legs
if you have symptoms of deep vein thrombosis (DVT)
And Massage carefully to avoid pressure point which can induce labor
Pressure Points in feet which can Induce Labor
Below mentioned points in your feet and ankle should be avoided while using a foot massager:
Spleen 6 point
Spleen 6 also known as Sanyinjiao, an acupuncture point above the ankle on the inside of the leg. This is an intersecting point of the Spleen, Liver and Kidney Meridians. SP 6 is one of the most commonly used points and one of the most versatile. Because the point crosses the Spleen, Kidney and Liver meridians, it can treat many conditions associated with all three organs. It's an important point in the treatment of any digestive, gynecological and emotional condition.
Bladder 60 point
Also known as Kunlun Mountains. Bladder 60 is an important point to help ease difficult labor. They are known to treat cough and asthma due to pathogenic cold or heat.
Bladder 67 point
Also known as Zhiyin. It’s located on the lateral side of the end of the small toe. Bladder 67 is the point to turn the fetus. Because this point is the place where the Bladder meridian and Kidney meridian connect.
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