CONTRAINDICATIONS FOR MASSAGE
MEDICAL
CONTRAINDICATIONS
IF YOU SUFFER FROM ANY OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS, MASSAGE CAN ONLY TAKE PLACE ONCE IT HAS BEEN APPROVED BY A DOCTOR IN WRITING.
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CARDIO-VASCULAR CONDITIONS (THROMBOSIS, PHLEBITIS, HYPERTENSION, HEART CONDITIONS)
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OEDEMA
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PSORIASIS or ECZEMA
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HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
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OSTEOPOROSIS
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CANCER
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NERVOUS OR PSYCHOTIC CONDITIONS
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HEART PROBLEMS, ANGINA,
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EPILEPSY
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DIABETES
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BELL'S PALSY, TRAPPED OR PINCHED NERVES
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GYNECOLOGICAL INFECTIONS
LOCAL
CONTRAINDICATIONS
THERAPIST CAN MASSAGE BUT NOT OVER AFFECTED AREAS AFFECTED BY:
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VARICOSE VEINS
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UNDIAGNOSED LUMPS OR BUMPS
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BRUISING
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CUTS
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PREGNANCY
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ABRASIONS
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UNDIAGNOSED PAIN
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INFLAMMATION, INCLUDING ARTHRITIS
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SUNBURN
TOTAL
CONTRAINDICATIONS
IF YOU HAVE ANY OF THESE PLEASE DO NOT BOOK IN FOR A MASSAGE
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FEVER
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CONTAGIOUS DISEASES, INCLUDING ANY COLD OR FLU.
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UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF DRUGS OR ALCOHOL - INCLUDING PRESCRIPTION PAIN KILLERS.
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RECENT OPERATIONS OR ACUTE INJURIES
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NEURITIS
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SKIN DISEASES
DOES A CONTRAINDICATION MEAN THAT TREATMENT CANNOT TAKE PLACE?
NO
NOT ALL THE TIME​. IN FACT, MASSAGE CAN BE VERY THERAPEUTIC FOR A VARIETY OF MEDICAL CONDITIONS.
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IT IS ALWAYS BEST TO GET ADVICE FROM YOUR DOCTOR.
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MASSAGE THERAPISTS UNLESS THEY ARE ALSO A DOCTOR CANNOT UNDER LAW ATTEMPT TO DIAGNOSE A CONDITION.