Breast have many meanings in our lives.  They are symbolic of our femininity, our sexuality, and of our ability to nurture children.  This symbolism, and the experiences and sensitivities that result from it, can cause us to overlook the fact that our breast are body tissue with ordinary tissue needs.  We can be uncomfortable seeing to these needs, or uncertain how to go about doing so.  Society around us often helps reinforce ambivalent feelings about our breasts and breast care.

 

Yet most women at some time experience symptoms like congestion and tenderness in our breast.  Many of us have breast trauma or medical procedures for cosmetic, diagnostic, or treatment purposes.  Life cycle changes are associated with a variety of breast discomforts.  Massage therapy is a gentle way to promote breast health and help relieve breast tissue symptoms.

 

We are all concerned about monitoring for breast tissue changes.  The massge therapist is also a skiled palpator who can support the routines of medical breast monitoring.