Benefits of Floatation Tanks
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| Benefits of Flotation Tanks |
Pregnancy is without a doubt one of the most beautiful aspects of a woman’s life as the creation of new life is a ‘magical experience’ that only women a blessed with. However, with pregnancy comes a myriad of elements that can be almost unbearable due to the enormous strain pregnancy places on the woman’s biological constructs.
Although
the medical world has come up with a variety of solutions for each and every
possible ‘discomfort’, pain or complications associated with pregnancy, most
involve the use of drugs or invasive surgery that more often than not have
their respective side effects and most mothers to be are weary of drugs and
invasive techniques that are supposedly helpful towards contending with their
respective pregnancies.
Off
lately, pregnant women are finding a new way to contend with the issues of
pregnancy and that is by subjecting themselves to floatation therapy which does
not just allows pregnant moms to escape the added weight of the new life
growing in them, but it also promotes good sleep patterns, reduces the level of
pain that is usually associated with pregnancy and in most instances leaves
pregnant women in a state of ‘positive wellbeing’ which is critical for the
development of the baby that they carry.
Floatation
tanks provide the reprieve that women need during their pregnancy from the strain that the added weight places on their spines and hips,
as 90 minutes in flotation tank 2 or 3 times a week gives pregnant women a
small window period that allows them to rest their physical attributes and
added to the fact that during floatation the Epsom salt solution which contains
a significant amount of magnesium is absorbed through the skin and this helps
to not just decease inflammation, but also ensure that ‘all cellular’ functions
are augmented and become optimal which in turn increases the health percentage of
the baby.
Another
factor that people often talk about with regards to float tanks and pregnant
mothers is the 'mirror effect' which relates to the fact that as the baby
floats within the mother’s womb, the mother meanwhile is floating in a tank
that is much similar to the womb which is said to have a spiritual or rather
communal impact that gives the mother the pleasure of sharing the baby’s
experience which is said to deepen the mother’s connection with her unborn
child.
Most
mothers with two or three children will swear an oath that the third trimester
of pregnancy is when things get most uncomfortable or at times unbearable as
pressure increases in the mother’s lungs and other organs are put on high
strain and breathing and sleeping become conscious efforts.
However,
it has been observed that when pregnant women are subjected to floatation more frequently during their third trimester, they are able to manage it with much more
ease not just due to the reprieve that floatation therapy provides from the
enormous stress that gravity places on the entire physical state of the mother,
but also the ‘break’ their brain gets when external stimuli is eliminated to an
extent that the brain is allowed ‘space’ to readjust and optimise all other
bodily or biological functions.
Sensory deprivation tanks and
floatation therapy in general does seem to be making waves in the medical industry due to the
remarkable results that it produces not just for pregnant women, but also for
athletes, those who suffer from insomnia, those who have arthritis, those who
have to deal with constant chronic pain or migraines or even those with high
stress jobs.
Floatation
tanks are able to provide total sensory deprivation and are quickly being
regarded as a medical wonder that is proving to be a worthwhile addition to
certain medical programs that help patients towards recovery.
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