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Massage Therapy during the Third Trimester
The third trimester is a time when the baby is fully developed and the size of the baby may lead to several conditions that would affect the massage. Some of these are:

• Heartburn: If a pregnant woman comes to your spa for a massage and tells you that she is having heartburn, you can reschedule the massage to a later date if the heartburn is too severe.

You should also ask her to take her meals three hours before coming for her next appointment.
The massage in this instance should be carried out when the client is in a sitting position while reclining on the massage table.

• Lower back pain: You should focus the massage on her lower back and as the massage proceeds, the pain will go away.

If the pain is as a result of the stretched abdominal muscles, you will notice that the pain will keep coming and then goes away after some time. You should encourage her to lie down on her side until the pain subsides before she can get up.
If you are a pregnancy massage therapist, you should have an adjustable massage table so that you can bring it down when the client wants to get off the bed and raise it again during the massage.

• Swelling of the feet: If the feet of the pregnant client are swollen, you should place the feet on a pillow and massage them gently starting with the parts surrounding the swollen part of the feet before massaging the swollen part.

If you notice that the swelling is too much, you should advise her to seek medical help.

• Massage and frequent urination: due to the pressure in the lower abdomen a pregnant woman in her third trimester will require to ease herself frequently. You should make time for such breaks during the massage.

When massaging a client in her third trimester of pregnancy, be careful and sensitive at the same time during the massage. Make the massage therapy as comfortable as possible due to the nature of her body at that time.
 



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