Sue Turner Therapies

FERTILITY REFLEXOLOGY

Fertility reflexology may be able to help you if you are experiencing difficulties becoming pregnant. The therapy's calming and relaxing effects can help to ease the tension and anxiety that you may feel when things do not go according to plan.



Causes of sub-fertility or infertility


Due to the demands of modern life, many of us fall into patterns of behaviour that we may not realise can have such a big impact on our health - and also our fertility. These include:

• long working hours
• erratic eating patterns
• poor diet and 'convenience' foods
• high alcohol consumption
• too much or not enough exercise
• stress

Hormonal factors affecting fertility include:


• Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)
• Endometriosis
• Irregular periods
• Amenorrhoea (absent periods - sometimes caused by long term contraceptive pill use)
• Sporadic ovulation

The hormone balancing effects of reflexology may encourage regular periods, help promote ovulation and ease symptoms of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Endometriosis.



MATERNITY REFLEXOLOGY


When you find out that you are expecting a baby, nothing will have prepared you for the huge physical and emotional changes that are happening as your body prepares for birth. It is important that you try to relax during this time but this can seem hard to do, especially if you have a busy work schedule or already have young children to look after.

Putting time aside for regular reflexology treatments during your pregnancy will ensure that you invest in the new life growing within. Reflexology encourages your mind and body to relax and should leave you feeling more energised and able to cope with daily life.

Have a look at this wonderful clip demonstrating how effective reflexology can be with oedema - click here.


POST NATAL REFLEXOLOGY



Post-natal reflexology can help restore balance to your body. You will have been through enormous changes - both physically and emotionally - over a period of nine months and it is important that you are given time to recover from the whole birthing experience. Post-natal reflexology treatments can help:


* encourage your menstrual cycle to return to normal

* assist recovery following an epidural

* aid recovery following a Caesarean section

* ease breastfeeding discomfort and encourage lactation

* alleviate anxiety and the "baby blues"

* ease digestive problems

* reduce the pain and discomfort of haemorrhoids