ATMAT FROM PRECONCEPTION TO POSTPARTUM


“The female pelvis is a powerhouse of transformation: the very throne of creation through which universal creative energy patterns course and flow” – Rosita Arvigo, DM

Arvigo® Therapy benefits women throughout the childbearing years by enhancing fertility and conception, supporting structural changes and alleviating discomfort, providing an optimal birth position for the baby thereby easing labor, birth and postpartum recovery.

A More Comfortable & Balanced Pregnancy

Arvigo® Therapy supports the physical changes experienced by women during pregnancy. As the baby and uterus grow, additional strain is put on the uterine and pelvic ligaments and pelvic floor muscles. With regular massage, the uterus stays well-positioned, receives good blood supply, and grows strong and resilient.

 

Prenatal Benefits by Body System

REPRODUCTIVE

  •  Strengthens uterine ligaments
  •  Decreases ligament discomfort
  •  Enhances optimal function and alignment of all reproductive organs
  •  Supports optimal fetal alignment

MUSCULOSKELETAL

  •  Decreases chronic muscle tension, restores balance to overstretch muscles and ligaments.
  •  Improves pelvic alignment, addressing sciatic and hip pain.
  •  Improves sacrum mobility and alignment to facilitate an efficient birth.

CIRCULATORY

  •  Improves blood flow to mother and baby
  •  Improves blood flow to pelvic floor muscles
  •  Improves lymphatic circulation and decreases incidence of edema (swelling)

RESPIRATORY

  •  Releases tension in ribcage and diaphragm, making it easier to breathe more deeply
  •  Reduces rib pain

NERVOUS

  •  Increases oxytocin, suppressing tension and anxiety and cultivating
    confidence for mother and her love for her baby
  •  Supports emotional healing of past traumas

DIGESTIVE

  •  Helps with digestion, reducing nausea and heartburn
  •  Improves absorption of nutrients
  •  Improves elimination

It is advisable to begin working with your Arvigo® practitioner as soon as possible to provide you and your baby with the maximum benefits these sessions can offer you. Ideally, you would schedule six to nine prenatal sessions and a six-week postpartum session as well.

Postpartum Recovery & Healing

Postpartum is a time of physical and emotional adjustments.  A new mother’s body undergoes physiological and structural changes as part of healing from labor and birth and to return to her pre-pregnant state.

Arvigo® Therapy during postpartum facilitates recovery.  It encourages involution to occur more quickly and efficiently.  It supports the uterus and ligaments to return to an optimal position and helps bring the pelvis into balance.

Arvigo® Therapy and self-care massage may be resumed at 6 weeks postpartum to address the following:

  • Helps heal Diastasis Recti
  • Addresses pain from low back/sacral/coccyx  injuries that can occur during birth
  • Facilitates emotional healing from surgical birth and birth trauma
  • Improves the potential  for a successful VBAC
  • Aids in reducing and resolving scar tissue that may have resulted from a cesarean birth
  • Fosters healing from the inside out