Only massage in which the therapist is applying deep pressure or compression to the arthritic joints would be contraindicated. Stretching arthritic joints into painful or strenuous positions would also be contraindicated. All forms of gentle stretching and massage, as well as deep tissue massage, as long as it's not directly over the arthritic joint, or causing pain in those joints, would be acceptable.
When it is in an acute stage or inflammation
There are many different types of arthritis. If it is rheumatoid arthritis you will want to avoid the joints that are involved if they are symptomatic (having a flare-up of inflammation). If it is osteoarthritis, then massage is fine as long as you work within their comfort level.
It is a local contraindication because it is contagious.
A paraffin wax treatment is great for Arthritisespecially if the Arthritis is in the wrist or fingers also massage is great as it stimulates blood flow
Some medical conditions that massage therapy can help are: allergies , anxiety and stress, arthritis, asthma and bronchitis, carpal tunnel syndrome and other repetitive motion injuries, chronic and temporary pain
Massage can make it worse, and the therapist can get infected as well. So it's a local contraindication, which means the therapist can massage other parts of the body, but not where it is infected.
A facial massage may not give rise to a contraindication in itself. The client may have a preexisting condition that could be aggravated by massage to the face. One example is trigeminal neuralgia.
There are basically four critical elements of massage therapy protocol for people under cancer treatment. And among these, the first protocol points out the need of obtaining the physician's permission. Only the patient's doctor has the authority to clear him/her for a health massage therapy. This is to avoid the possibility of the spreading of the cancer. Also, regular massage therapy performed by a generally licensed massage therapist and without additional specialized education in cancer is considered to be a contraindication for cancer patients.
It is not a contraindication for massage at all. It is a contraindication for being in a supine, and even a prone, position. If the massage therapist is trained properly, they will know how to do a sidelying position massage that will be safe. Again, it is not the massage that is contraindicated, but the position that most people have on the massage table. Sidelying resolves the issues with supine hypotensive syndrome so there should be no problem for you to receive a massage, just lie on your side, or even better, just on your left side.
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