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Certain health conditions and diseases can be a contraindication to receiving a massage. Your health and safety is
important to your massage therapist. Listed below are common massage contraindications.
Massage Contraindications
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The term "massage contraindication" means you are not able to receive massage, or the massage may be limited to certain areas of your
body. When you are contraindicated for a massage it is for your health and safety as well as the massage therapists. Not all contraindications
mean that you will never be able to have a massage. There are two types of contraindications: local contraindications and absolute
contraindications.
Local contraindications are conditions involving a pathology related illness/ disease or an acute injury.
These conditions mean caution must be exercised and the massage must be adapted to the condition. This is to ensure the safety of
both the client and the therapist. For the client, the massage must be adjusted as to ensure it will not spread the condition, or
further injure the client. For the therapist, it is to ensure the therapist does not contract the disease.
Some of the more common
local contraindications include, but are not limited to: Abnormal lumps, Ance Vulgaris, athlete's foot, blisters, bruises, Carpal
Tunnel Syndrome, Colitis, Crohn's Disease, Cystitis (Baker's and sebaceous), Decubitus Ulcers, Gouty Arthritis, Graves' Disease, hernia,
Hyper and Hypothyroidism, infectious diseases, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, local inflammation, open wounds, Phlebitis, poison ivy -
oak - sumac, Shingles, swollen lymph glands, ulcers, unhealed burns (sunburn if not widespread), Varicose Veins, and warts.
The
following conditions will require a medical doctors clearance: Acromegaly, Aneurysm, Atherosclerosis, Burns, Cancer, Cerebrovascular
accident, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Congestive Heart Failure, Coronary Artery Disease, Hemophelia, Hodgkin's Disease,
Kidney Stones, Leukemia, Myasthenia Gravis, Nephrosis, Peritonitis, Polycystic Kidney Disease, and Uremia.
Absolute contraindications
are conditions where you cannot receive a massage. Giving a massage to someone who has an absolute contraindication can result in
serious health risks for the client and/ or the therapist. Some absolute contraindications can even cause death to the client. There
are temporary and permanent absolute contraindications.
The following is a list of common, but temporary, absolute contraindications
for massage: Chickenpox, Contact Dermatitis (if wide spread), diarrhea (if due to infection), fever, German Measles, Gout (during
acute phase), Hepatitis, Hives, High Blood Pressure (unless controlled by medication, diet or exercise) Influenza (the flu), lice,
Lupus (during a flare up), measles, Mononucleosis (mono), Mumps, Pneumonia, Ringworm, recent injuries or surgeries, Scabies, and Tonsillitis.
The
following conditions are a permanent condition that will prevent you from receiving a massage. These are serious conditions and if
you receive a massage it can cause further health related problems or even death. Some common absolute permanent contraindications
(this is not a definitive list): Blood Clots, Cirrhosis of the liver, Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT), Embolism, Hypertension (unless controlled
by medication, diet or exercise), Intestinal obstruction, Kidney failure, Lymphangitis, Myocarditis, Pericarditis, Pulmonary Embolism,
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), Syncope (fainting), and Tuberculosis.
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