Give Your Baby a Massage. Can there ever be anything to rival the feeling of bonding with your tiny infant?
Touch communicates love, caring, and nurturing. Your baby will benefit from massage and the gentle touch of the mother or father. You can feel the babys body relax and your body will be relaxed and stress and tension erased while you are comforting and loving your tiny child.
Tests prove that an infant needs touch to help them develop properly, give them emotional support and promote over-all health. Massaging your infant will help them emotionally, psychologically, and physiologically.
Just as massage helps adults relax tension, relieve stress, and promote good health, it does the same for a new infant. Massage can improve circulation, relieve colic or gas, and strengthen the immune system. Massage helps with self-esteem issues and the childs sense of worth.
If a baby is upset, massage is the perfect way to ease their tension and reduce irritability. It soothes them and makes them feel more secure. We live in a fast paced world and an infant can pick up on the stress, tension, and fast-paced world they live in. If it creates stress for an adult, it can also help relieve the stress an infant feels.
If the infant doesnt have some relief from the stress, its body can develop defenses and may eventually shut down or block learning abilities. If a baby is taught to relax early in their life it can provide them a lifelong tool for dealing with stress and tension.
The benefits of infant massage have not been fully explored. There is a clinical study at the University of Miami that is studying the benefits of nurturing touch. Reports show that depriving an infant of touch can reduce the bodys immunity, therefore the ability to fight off infections that may not be harmful.
Reports tell us children who were separated from their mother at birth were especially susceptible to upper respiratory infections, colds, diarrhea and constipation.
Quick Facts About Massage Therapy
The medical benefits Of Massage Therapy. The Hormonal System
Massage can measurably alter the levels of certain hormones circulating in the body. Cortisol, known as a 'stress hormone', is reduced by a massage. Meanwhile a good massage raises the levels of dopamine and seratonin circulating around the body. Dopamine and seratonin make you feel good they relax your heart, they reduce your sensitivity to pain, and they reduce blood pressure.
In the longer term, low levels of dopamine and seratonin are associated with depression. That doesn't mean massage can cure depression, but it does highlight the link between having a backrub and feeling good.
So, here is one mechanism by which massage makes you feel good. It isn't clear why massage has these effects on the hormones, but that doesn't stop it being a good thing.
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Studies also prove infants who have been massaged by their mother has fewer colds and fewer gastrointestinal problems. Studies conclude that infants who were massaged gained an average of 47 percent more weight than infants in another group who did not receive massage therapy. This was especially true of premature birth babies.
Most hospital nurseries now include touch therapy in their care of babies in the neonatal center. Hospitals are encouraging that babies be placed in the rooms with their mothers to help develop the bond between them.
The baby in the same room encourages interaction and touch between the mother, father, family members, and the new baby. Bonding happens much faster and babies are happier and better adjusted.
Theraputic Massage Terms and Facts.
Massage is a perfect anti depressant. This is because it increases the level of endorphins.
Which is also another reason why husbands should aim to give their wives regular feet and back massages. Endorphins are aphrodisiacs. |
Massages given to infants will also carry into adult life. Babies who have a secure bonding with those who care for them grow up to be happier and healthier adults.
They trust easier and have more compassion. They give compassion, love, and trust to others and they are less aggressive.
The importance of breast-feeding, massage, and the attention given to a baby will help them grow into compassionate and loving adults and prove to be less inclined to violence.
Massage Therapy for Healthy Lives
09/01/2008
re: Colleen O'Connor, massage therapy proprietor (Louisville Courier-Journal)
"I own and operate a six-room therapeutic massage studio. … Along with being a massage therapist, I am responsible for all operations -- hiring and managing the staff, marketing and networking."
re: Colleen O'Connor, massage therapy proprietor (Louisville Courier-Journal)
09/04/2008
Massage therapy school awarded certificate (The Huntington Herald-Dispatch)
HUNTINGTON -- The I-N Touch School of Massage Therapy in Huntington has been awarded a Certificate of Good Standing by the State Medical Board of Ohio and the Board of Licensure for Massage Therapy from the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
Massage therapy school awarded certificate (The Huntington Herald-Dispatch)
09/04/2008
EHOVE to offer massage classes (Port Clinton News Herald)
EHOVE Ghrist Adult Career Center will teach you basic techniques to facilitate well being in the lives of your friends and your family members through massage therapy classes. These classes will be hands-on -- you will give and receive massage.
EHOVE to offer massage classes (Port Clinton News Herald)
09/04/2008
EHOVE to offer massage classes (Port Clinton News Herald)
EHOVE Ghrist Adult Career Center will teach you basic techniques to facilitate well being in the lives of your friends and your family members through massage therapy classes. These classes will be hands-on -- you will give and receive massage.
EHOVE to offer massage classes (Port Clinton News Herald)
09/06/2008
EliteMassageChairs.com Offering More Massage Chairs to Online Consumers (PRWeb)
EliteMassageChairs.com is becoming a popular retailer for those looking to invest in a massage chair, but can't find a suitable style in their local electronics retailer. EliteMassageChairs is proud to announce that they are now carrying the Premier Health Products (PHP)-2030 Deluxe Massage Chair. (PRWeb Sep 6, 2008) Read the full story at ...
EliteMassageChairs.com Offering More Massage Chairs to Online Consumers (PRWeb)
09/04/2008
EHOVE to offer massage classes (Port Clinton News Herald)
EHOVE Ghrist Adult Career Center will teach you basic techniques to facilitate well being in the lives of your friends and your family members through massage therapy classes. These classes will be hands-on -- you will give and receive massage.
EHOVE to offer massage classes (Port Clinton News Herald)
09/06/2008
EliteMassageChairs.com Offering More Massage Chairs to Online Consumers (PRWeb)
EliteMassageChairs.com is becoming a popular retailer for those looking to invest in a massage chair, but can't find a suitable style in their local electronics retailer. EliteMassageChairs is proud to announce that they are now carrying the Premier Health Products (PHP)-2030 Deluxe Massage Chair. (PRWeb Sep 6, 2008) Read the full story at ...
EliteMassageChairs.com Offering More Massage Chairs to Online Consumers (PRWeb)
09/06/2008
Second half blues (The Dickinson Press)
Valley City's Hagan explodes late to help defeat Trinity Derek Hagan is out to prove Valley City is for real. Advertisement: MASSAGE THERAPY CLINIC Who wouldn't love the gift of massage? Isn't there someone you know (including yourself)? Massage Therpay Gift Certificates are the perfect gift for any occasion. Flexible and convenient, they'll make any recipient happy. Call today.
Second half blues (The Dickinson Press)
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