Hi, bit of a strange question. A customer has a swedish back massage booked tomorrow and has had holiday vaccinations done today and has asked me if it's still ok to have the treatment. I am stumped as I've never been asked or been confronted by the situation. I have looked on the internet and can't seem to find a reasonable answer. Is there anybody that could help me. Many thanks in advance
Maybe too late to respond, and I'm not massage expert, but I wouldn't expect a massage to be a problem for someone who's had vaccines; except if the injection area was tender or feeling bruised, maybe just avoid that area.
Many thanks for your reply. I have contacted the customer and recommended that she spoke to either the nurse or doctor she is under. She has been advised that as she only had the vaccines yesterday and due to have a massage today that it would be better to reschedule her appointment. I wanted to be sure of a few things before going ahead. My logic was that as a virus or viruses had been administered into the body the immune system may be compromised as it would be dealing with the viruses and could have lead to the customer feeling unwell afterwards. Apparently this is what could happen, it can cause headache and / or a temperature so could make her feel worse. I did try searching the internet but could find no clear answer. Many thanks again, very kind of you to reply.
Teri
Many thanks for your reply. I have contacted the customer and recommended that she spoke to either the nurse or doctor she is under. She has been advised that as she only had the vaccines yesterday and due to have a massage today that it would be better to reschedule her appointment. I wanted to be sure of a few things before going ahead. My logic was that as a virus or viruses had been administered into the body the immune system may be compromised as it would be dealing with the viruses and could have lead to the customer feeling unwell afterwards. Apparently this is what could happen, it can cause headache and / or a temperature so could make her feel worse. I did try searching the internet but could find no clear answer. Many thanks again, very kind of you to reply.
Teri
Thank goodness you took the time to ask...