im in school to be a massage therapist and am learning about massaging people with different diseases...can you tell me if i can massage people who have these conditions and how...is it locally contraindicated or i cant massage them at all and how i can work massage to help...any massage implications im looking for. alzheimers disease burstitis chronic fatigue syndrome diabetes mellitus embolism irritable bowel syndrome multiple sclerosis psoriasis tendonitis
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alzheimers disease - yes burstitis - yes chronic fatigue syndrome - yes diabetes mellitus - yes (but not over a recent insulin injection site) embolism - not over the extremity that sent the embolism irritable bowel syndrome - abdominal massage should be gentle only multiple sclerosis - yes psoriasis - yes, but choose your oils carefully, no friction over lesions tendonitis - yes
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Alzheimers- yes, very good for relaxing the nervous system bursitis- yes Chronic fatigue- yes, but generally light touch only, as patients can't usually handle more than that. If you do go deep, then they will 'feel it' later with delayed onset muscle soreness(doms) diabetes- yes, just not over recent injection site embolism- no, you may dislodge it causing further harm. If they have one, they may have more. irritable bowel- yes, Arvigo Techniques of Maya Abdominal Massage are most effective. I've treated this many times with ATMAM with great success. multiple sclerosis- yes, but generally mild pressure as their nervous system is very sensitive and deep work will affect them with doms. psoriasis- yes, just not directly over affected tissue. Increasing healthy blood supply to surrounding tissues may help it to heal quicker. tendonitis- yes, but be careful with pressure depending on how tender they are hypertension- yes broken body parts- yes, with effleurage, vibration, and friction. Increasing the blood flow, to clear out the old and bring in the new, will help with healing TMJ- yes, TPT, NMT, and MFR tend to work best reproductive disorders, infertility- yes, ATMAM works wonders, I speak from experience. It helped me conceive baby #2! cancer- yes, it depends on the issue at hand. Are they looking to ease pain or just improve quality of life with the time they have left? I am a Licensed Massage Therapist and Arvigo practitioner. I went to the Utah College of Massage Therapy and completed training through to the Sports Track. That has given me extensive training and experience working with all these conditions. I like to joke that I was trained by the Russians...but actually, it's true!! lol I have been practicing bodywork for 9 years and working in chiropractic offices for 8 years where I work with many different health concerns all the time, including infertility (my first prego is due in Feb.09! YAY!) If you have any questions or need anymore info please feel free to contact me :)
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You will be learning about these things in massage school or at least should be. The thing about contraindications for different diseases is that there is so little research in the massage field that we really don't know much. Like when I first started 20 years ago cancer was totally contraindicated. Now it is widely accepted. You could probably massage them all with a lot of research and working with doctors who specialize in these conditions
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