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What you should not massage
Massage, if intended to be used for healing or treating illness, should be given by a trained masseur. However, anybody could give a day to day massage provided they make sure that certain things are taken into consideration.
Make sure you do not massage :-
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- Area that has received surgical incision
- Any area that is known to contain tumor
- The abdomen within 2 hours of eating
- The abdomen if the person receiving it is suffering from hernia
- Any body parts that is swollen, inflamed or infected
- Anybody with a high fever, tuberculosis, or other infectious disease. It is feared that massaging the problem could spread to the entire body
- Anyone with a contagious skin disease. Acne, rashes are two common examples
- Bad sprains or strains.
- Don't massage anyone with circulatory problem such as varicose veins or thrombophlebitis
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