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Question

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

Answer 1

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

Answer 2

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 :)