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had a prenatal massage yesterday ...

sweetmelodies&harmoniessweetmelodies&harmonies member
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and I'm SO SORE today!!! I don't usually like massages (even with a light touch) but I had a gift card, so I went. I wasn't hurting yesterday, but I am today! Any suggestion for relief? It's mostly my neck/shoulders.
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  • shkdo0701shkdo0701 member
    Tylenol and a warm bath. Make sure you take the tylenol first!
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  • robinsokjrobinsokj member
    If you are sore from a massage then avoid heat.  Use ice.  You probably have a little swelling and heat will make it worse
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  • SissyKate21SissyKate21 member
    Also, drink a lot of water (as if we don't hear this enough during pregnancy). Often, your muscles will get sore because toxins stored in your body are released through massage. They need to be flushed out of your system.

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  • cdc1982cdc1982 member
    Oh no!  I'm getting one next Thursday & now I'm a little nervous!!  DH got it for me for v-day because of my back pain (it's been really bad, almost unbearable).  I really hope the massage doesn't make it worse Indifferent
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  • robinsokjrobinsokj member
    Chances are, the therapist found a problem are you didn't even know you had. 
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  • sweetmelodies&harmoniessweetmelodies&harmonies member

    imagerobinsokj:
    If you are sore from a massage then avoid heat.  Use ice.  You probably have a little swelling and heat will make it worse

    Embarrassed  *turns off heating pad and shoves it behind couch*

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  • sweetmelodies&harmoniessweetmelodies&harmonies member

    imageSissyKate21:
    Also, drink a lot of water (as if we don't hear this enough during pregnancy). Often, your muscles will get sore because toxins stored in your body are released through massage. They need to be flushed out of your system.

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  • AJflowersAJflowers member
    Wow, that's not really supposed to happen w/a PN massage.  If the person was specifically trained in PN massage.  I have had two in the last month, and was never sore....that said, if you didn't drink A LOT of water after your session, that could have contributed to the soreness w/o it being the fault of the practitioner.  I agree w/pp, warm bath and lots of fluids.
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    imagesweetmelodies&harmonies:

    imagerobinsokj:
    If you are sore from a massage then avoid heat.  Use ice.  You probably have a little swelling and heat will make it worse

    Embarrassed  *turns off heating pad and shoves it behind couch*

    Actually the newest research says heat, heat, heat. 

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  • robinsokjrobinsokj member
    imageAJflowers:
    imagesweetmelodies&harmonies:

    imagerobinsokj:
    If you are sore from a massage then avoid heat.  Use ice.  You probably have a little swelling and heat will make it worse

    Embarrassed  *turns off heating pad and shoves it behind couch*

    Actually the newest research says heat, heat, heat. 

    First Aid 101.  Ice, ice, ice.  Heat increases swelling

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  • dotty188dotty188 member
    drink a lot of water
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