Pregnancy Is A Tough Scene: How One Massage Therapy Clinic Is Helping Orange County Moms-To-Be Manage Pain And Discomfort
Welcome back, rockers and rockettes! As you can tell from the title, today’s subject is going to be a little off the beaten path for this old-timer.
It might surprise readers to hear that I have a couple of kids – I know, I don’t really give off the “dad” vibe. Well, it might surprise them even more to learn that some of those kids are already adults themselves.
As guys who have been on tour are no doubt aware, the lifestyle isn’t exactly good for a stable relationship. You spend nearly 2/3 of the year on the road, often making barely enough money for gas to get you to your next gig.
Obviously this isn’t going to make for a very happy wife. As many people did back then, I tried to fix the problems with a baby. As also usually happened, it didn’t work very well!
That being said, I love all of my children and I’m happy to report that I enjoy a very good relationship with all of them. And, as of recently, I will also get to enjoy a good relationship with my first grandchild!
Yes, my oldest daughter just had her first baby and we could not be happier. I was the third person to ever hold her in her life – something I’ll treasure for the rest of my days.
Of course, there was one person even happier than us. The woman of the hour, my daughter, cried tears of joy, but not just because of the safe birth of her daughter. She was ecstatic that she would no longer have to be pregnant.

She had spent the last four months cycling between deep discomfort and outright pain from the pregnancy. This had left her in a state of near constant fear and stress – no matter how many times doctors reassured her, the pain and discomfort made her worry about complications.
Thankfully, in the last month or two of her pregnancy, she was able to find one source of relief: prenatal massage. When performed by a highly trained professional, it can work wonders for mothers-to-be.
How Prenatal Massage Can Help
In the premodern world, pregnancy was a very risky proposition for women. Any number of complications can arise that may impact both the baby and the mother’s health.
Luckily, modern medicine has reduced the fatality rate of complications quite a bit. Unluckily, pregnancy is still a very uncomfortable and often painful process for women, and it doesn’t look like that will change any time soon.
Prenatal massage works by targeting the areas that are most impacted by the added strain of pregnancy. The masseuse works on the muscles, which reduces inflammation, improves bloodflow, and releases a flood of endorphins.
All of this makes for a far more comfortable mommy and even better health outcomes for the developing baby. Lowering stress levels provides enormous benefits for both mom and baby, as mom can go back to living her life and baby will not be swimming in cortisol.
Of course, the impact of the massage is determined by the skill of the provider. Before Orange County moms-to-be rush off to search for “prenatal massage near me“, they should do themselves a favor and look up Massage Matters.

Massage Matters has been providing high quality professional massage services to OC residents for the last decade. They’ve provided hundreds of expectant mothers with the relief they need to finish out their terms in relative comfort.
The firm’s expertise extends beyond just prenatal massage, however. MM has helped everyone from athletes to victims of chronic pain heal quicker or manage their conditions to drastically improve their quality of life.
In short, Massage Matters was one of the best things that happened to my daughter during her pregnancy (outside of giving birth, that is!). If you are in need of therapeutic massage services, there’s nowhere I’d recommend higher. Check ’em out!
Massage Matters
+17142423390
16525 Von Karman Ave E, Irvine, CA 92606
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