Understanding Contraindications

Your health and wellbeing are my priority. Before booking or attending a session, please review these medical guidelines to ensure massage therapy is safe, supportive, and effective for you.

When to Pause or Adapt Treatment

If you are a client with cancer, HBP, diabetes, allergies or any serious contraindication I may ask you to obtain healthcare providers permission or ask you to sign an additional consent form taking responsibility for your health throughout the treatment and acknowledging you have been informed of the risks of treatment & that you are consenting to completing the treatment at your own risk. Contact me today for more information.

Total contraindications

Total contraindications usually restrict treatment. There are some exceptions.

We can often work around local contraindications or offer an alternative therapy. Sometimes its possible to seek advice from a healthcare professional and proceed with the desired holistic therapy.

Please take a look and contact me with any questions surrounding any condition you may have. Alternatively we can discuss during the consultation.

  • Acute undiagnosed pain

  • Aeroplane flights within 24 hours

  • Contagious or notifiable diseases

  • Deep- vein thrombosis (DVT)

  • Diarrhoea

  • Drugs/ alcohol

  • Fever

  • Gangrene

  • Haemorrhage

  • Medical tests/ procedures

  • Organ transplant

  • Pregnancy (1st trimester)

  • Unstable heart condition

Local contraindications

  • Cuts, bruises, abrasions

  • Fractures

  • Haematoma

  • Localised swelling/ inflammation

  • Menstruation

  • Skin diseases/ disorders

  • Sun burn

  • Varicose veins


Questions About Your Health History?

If you are unsure whether massage is appropriate for a specific health condition, please get in touch prior to scheduling your visit.

Contact

Feel free to reach out to Holly for more information. For quickest response please use WhatsApp messaging.

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