7. When should I not get get a massage?

If you have any of the following conditions, you should not get a massage.

  • Fever, any type of infectious disease, or systemic infection

  • Severe cold

  • Fracture, bleeding, burns or other acute injury

  • Liver and kidney diseases

  • Blood clot

  • Pregnancy-induced diabetes, toxemia, preeclampsia /eclampsia

  • High blood pressure (unless under control with medication)

  • Heart disease

  • Cancer

  • Open skin lesions or sores (therapist may work around them if localized)

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