Valerie can perform various styles of abdominal massage. Valerie can utilize Swedish Massage techniques that may be useful for constipation, bloating or menstrual cramps.
Valerie also can include postnatal techniques meant to help promote bringing the abdomen back together during its healing process after labor.
Valerie also have lymphatic drainage techniques to help promote healthy drainage.
Reference Articles/Studies
- Kristina Lämås, Lars Lindholm, Hans Stenlund, Birgitta Engström, Catrine Jacobsson, Effects of abdominal massage in management of constipation—A randomized controlled trial, International Journal of Nursing Studies, Volume 46, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 759-767, ISSN 0020-7489
- Suryantini, N. P., & Ma rifah, A. (2022). Effleurage Massage: Alternative Non-Pharmacological Therapy in Decreasing Dysmenorrhea Pain. Women, Midwives and Midwifery, 2(3), 41-50.
- Sabah Lotfy Mohamed El Sayed, Effect of uterine massage and emptying of the urinary bladder on alleviation of afterpains among mothers in the immediate postpartum period, International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences, Volume 15, 2021, 100327, ISSN 2214-1391
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