Indications For Massage – Massage would usually benefit conditions on this list:

• Allergy symptoms
• Anxiety
• Asthma (take precautions)
• Biomechanical imbalance
• Blurry vision (acute--not chronic)
• Body-image distortion
• Breathing difficulty (not due to infection)
• Carpal tunnel syndrome
• Cellulite
• Chilly frequently
• Cold hands and feet
• Constipation (abdominal massage)
• Dental problems or recent lengthy procedures (facial and neck muscles)
• Depression
• Ear infection sensation without any infection present
• Eczema (lymphatic drainage only, in direction of lymph flow). True eczema is NOT contagious.
• Edema (lymphatic drainage only, in direction of lymph flow - applies to edema not caused by disease/infection)
• Fatigue
• Fibromyalgia (client preferences are honored as best as possible)
• Flat foot arches
• Forward Head Posture
• Frozen shoulder
• Headaches (including migraines)
• Heel spurs
• Immune system deficiency
• Insomnia
• Joint stiffness
• Low back pain
• Lymphatic congestion (lymph fluid not draining)
• Mental fuzziness
• Menstrual cycle issues
• Migraines
• “Military back”
• “Military neck”
• Muscle spasms
• Muscle strain
• Nausea where there has been no vomiting
• Neck & shoulder pain/stiffness
• Nervous tension
• Numbness or tingling in limbs or fingers (depending on cause - may need Dr’s note)
• One side of the face is drooping slightly
• Osteoarthritis (take precautions)
• Pain between shoulder blades
• Parkinson’s
• PMS (in most cases)
• Post-traumatic stress disorders
• Prostate problem-like symptoms (with doctor’s note)
• Pregnancy (beyond the 13th week) (observe precautions)
• Range-of-motion limitations
• Referring pain (limbs, back, thorax, etc - as long as it’s muscular in nature)
• Repetitive strain injuries
• Sacro-iliac (SI) joint problems
• Scar tissue
• Sciatica
• Shin splint sensation
• Sinus problems
• “skunky” odor on body (lymphatic drainage)
• Slight dizziness, blah feeling
• Soreness
• Stress
• Temporo-mandibular joint problems (TMJ)
• Tension
• Terminal cancer
• Thoracic outlet syndrome
• Tooth pain without infection/cavity
• Trigger points
• Visual auras
• Whiplash (after a few days, with chiropractor’s note)

Contraindications for Massage - Massage may either be inadvisable OR precaution must be taken for conditions on this list.

• AIDS/HIV (over open areas, or in cases of secondary conditions or under-the-weather)
• Aneurism (do not massage)
• Appendicitis (do not massage)
• Atherosclerosis
• Boils
• Bronchitis (do not massage, unless doctor’s note states client is definitely not contagious can can handle massage)
• Broken bones (avoid area, may need doctor’s note)
• Bruises (local contraindication)
• Cancer (doctor’s note, not necessarily an absolute contraindication)
• Common cold/flu/influenza (do not massage)
• Contagious skin condition (chicken pox, scabies, lice, poison ivy, etc) (do not massage)
• Diabetes (extra caution, may need doctor’s note)
• Epilepsy/seizures (do not massage unless doctor’s note says OK)
• Fever (do not massage)
• Fungus (avoid area)
• Gangrene (needs doctor’s note)
• Gout (needs doctor’s note)
• Heart disease (needs doctor’s note)
• Hepatitis (can massage with a doctor’s note)
• Hernia (avoid area)
• Herniated disks (not absolute, need doctor’s note)
• Herpes (avoid area)
• Infectious disease (do not massage)
• Inflammation (local, unless inflammation is systemic)
• Kidney failure (do not massage)
• Liver failure (do not massage)
• Mental instability - moderate to severe (do not massage)
• Moderate to severe indigestion after a large meal (do not massage)
• Nausea where there has been vomiting (do not massage)
• Open skin/cuts/scrapes/weeping rashes (avoid affected area)
• Phlebitis/thrombosis (do not massage)
• Pregnancy before the 13th week (needs doctor’s note)
• Ringworm (do not massage)
• Sprain (avoid area)
• Sunburn (avoid areas with more than mild redness)
• Swelling/burning (avoid area, unless severe and/or systemic)
• Torn muscles (avoid area)
• Torn tendons (avoid area)
• Tuberculosis (do not massage)
• Uncontrolled high blood pressure (needs doctor’s note)
• Varicose veins (either avoid or use very light pressure over area)
• Warts (avoid area)
• Whiplash, acute (needs chiropractor’s note)

4th Consciousness
Integrative Massage & Bodywork
Frisco, TX.  75034 / 75035

Serving: Frisco, Plano, Allen, Far North Dallas, McKinney, The Colony, Prosper, Celina, Addison, and Little Elm; and parts of: Carrollton, Richardson, North Dallas, Lewisville, Farmers Branch, Parker, and some surrounding outlying areas.

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