Hi all
Has anyone here had experience of giving massage to a client who has had a stroke? Just wondering if there are any specific areas or strokes to avoid or recommend, and basically any do's and dont's!
Many thanks
Holistic1
Depends on type of stroke
There are contraindications
Depends on when it happened
Permission required (E.g., if his vessels are week and/or he takes medications (E.g.,warfin or etc) or maybe he suffers from HBP or LBP then increase of blood flow and pressure can make a looooot of damage)
Full history required (E.g., maybe he takes medication and had medication that affect his capillaries, skin, etc or he has history of other problems with risk of recurrent episodes)
So my advice: Light relaxing massage with PERMISSION of his dr (I always ask dr to write contraindicated area and approve my routine for this client for this treatment)
You will never know unless you try, everyone is different and needs treating as an individual, you should know within a few treatment, what will and what won't work for this person 🙂
Wow.... very horrible advice to try on people with such history. There is regulations, there is standards, there is insurance regulation.....
Why you advice people to try and see how it works. Very unprofessional and no knowledge. Sorry for my too direct language but a lot of people reading this forum and such advice can create a lot of problems for therapist and his client.
Knowledge of pathology and regulation is a must if you work professionally in uk