Is it okay to use massage chair when pregnant?
May 27, 2009 by Massage Tips and Techniques
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Can you answer kboo83’s question about Massage?:
I was just sitting here and suddenly remembered that we do have a massage chair with built in heating pad in the back bedroom and I was just wondering if it would be safe to use. I am wondering more about the heating pad because it does get pretty hot…I am 28 weeks pregnant and do have a low lying placenta (marginal). Just looking to ease the back pain a little but not at the cost of harming myself or my baby…
Shiatsu Massage Zen Workshop
I was just sitting here and suddenly remembered that we do have a massage chair with built in heating pad in the back bedroom and I was just wondering if it would be safe to use. I am wondering more about the heating pad because it does get pretty hot…I am 28 weeks pregnant and do have a low lying placenta (marginal). Just looking to ease the back pain a little but not at the cost of harming myself or my baby…
Shiatsu Massage Zen Workshop
Massage Feedback: i wouldnt i went to the show once and i went to jump in a massage chair and the guy wouldnt let me he said you shouldnt while pregnant but ask your doc just to be safe
Massage Feedback: I’d ask your doctor (since you have the low lying placenta)…I used a massage chair quite a bit when I was pregnant with the heat (Id let it heat up then turn it off and turn it back on when it cooled)….ask your doctor though
Massage Feedback: I don’t think heating pads are safe. And although it is very unlikely, the massage chair can send you into labor if it hits the right nerve. Better safe than sorry.