Can massaging the ankle cause miscarriage?

August 6, 2011 Suzie

A lovely client of mine brought up a topic the other day that I found very interesting. My client is 27 weeks pregnant and  and received a massage recently. The massage therapist told my client that she would avoid the ankle area as this can cause miscarriage.  In my studies of pre natal there was no mention of this so I wanted to find out for myself if this was true or not.

I don’t want to scare any of  my pregnant clients or readers, I just want to share a few links with you that you may find interesting.

 

http://www.babycenter.com/400_is-it-true-that-foot-massages-causes-miscarriage-or-preterm_7891613_391.bc

http://community.babycenter.com/post/a3533295/foot_massage_cause_miscarriage

http://www.melmassage.com/pregFAQs.htm

 

Both my client and I have now learned something new! 🙂

Remember pregnancy is a completely individual thing, everyone’s experience is different. If you are ever concerned be sure to ask your Dr for their advice.

 

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