Contraindications and Precautions of Chinese Massage [1]

 (1) Contraindications

• Various kind of acute infectious diseases
• Compound fractures, open wound, and burns
• Local infections and dermatosis
• Hemophilia
• Severe osteoporosis
• Acute cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases
• Perforation of the gastrointestinal tract, etc.

(2) Precautions

• Psychotic patients
• During pregnancy, or with postpartum lochiorrhea
• Instability of vertebrae or apparent spur
• Patients who tend to hypotension or hypoglycemia easily

(3) Attention

• The therapist and the patient should cooperate well with each other
• The patient better be physically and mentally relaxed
• The room temperature should be kept well to prevent the patient from getting cold
• The massage should be suspended if abnormalities appear
• Extreme force should be avoided
• External application of certain lubricating oil or cream can be used, especially for children.

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