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Be Recognized as an Expert in Pregnancy Massage ESSENTIAL SKILLS Most frequently, these injuries result from forced stretching, overuse, or straining while using an adduction machine improperly at the gym. You're dedicated to helping your clients through their pregnancies—that's why you have advanced training in pregnancy massage. Membership in the American Pregnancy Massage Association recognizes your expertise and will help you build your pregnancy massage practice. The APMA: ● ● ● Educates expectant moms about the benefits of pregnancy massage. Helps women find massage therapists with advanced training. Supports scientific research about pregnancy massage. Join the APMA today and be recognized as an expert in pregnancy massage. tissue that has formed in the injured tissues, and the massage supports the healing process by enhancing circulation. If the injury is recent, it should heal within about eight sessions (two sessions per week over the course of a month). For an older injury, the treatment process will likely take eight or 10 weeks or longer. Adding the exercise program will help to reduce the recovery time. Teach your client the protocol described in the next section after the second or third treatment. american pregnancy massage association AmericanPregnancyMassage.org 703.470.2762 info@americanpregnancymassage.org 94 massage & bodywork march/april 2010 Location and friction of the adductors at the pubis. The most common location of injury is right at the attachment to the pubis. This is a very personal and vulnerable area of the body, so be very careful when performing your treatment. Be sure to obtain explicit consent from the client before you begin. To get access to the adductor tendon, ask the person to bend the knee of the injured leg and let it drop out to the side. Place a pillow under the lateral thigh and knee, making sure this position feels comfortable, and then palpate the adductor tendon, beginning at least a few inches distal to the pubis. Work Photo: JPG Photo Events