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THE FOLLOWING LIST IS A PARTIAL REPRESENTATION OF CONDITIONS FOR WHICH MASSAGE IS CONTRAINDICATED. SEVERAL CONDITIONS MAY BENEFIT FROM MASSAGE, UNDER NOTED CIRCUMSTANCES. THE TERM "LOCALLY" IS USED TO INDICATE THAT MASSAGE/BODYWORK SHOULD NOT BE PERFORMED OVER AFFECTED AREAS.

TENDINITIS - AVOID MASSAGE DURING ACUTE STAGES, HERNIA (LOCAL MASSAGE IS CONTRAINDICATED), DISLOCATION OF JOINTS, ANY SPRAIN (DURING THE FIRST 72 HOURS AFTER INJURY), BONE FRACTURES (UNTIL IMMOBILIZED), BURSITIS (UNTIL SWELLING SUBSIDES, ARTHRITIS (UNLESS IN REMISSION), GOUTY ARTHRITIS, SEVERE ACNE (NOT LOCALLY), ROSACEA (NOT LOCALLY), IMPETIGO, SEBORRHEA (NOT LOCALLY), WARTS, ATHLETE'S FOOT (NOT LOCALLY), RINGWORM, BRUISES (NOT LOCALLY), ECZEMA (NOT LOCALLY), LUPUS (NOT DURING A FLARE-UP), BURNS (UNTIL FULLY HEALED AND ABLE TO WITHSTAND PRESSURE), SKIN CANCER, ANY CONTAGIOUS DISEASE, OR CONDITION LIKELY TO SPREAD OR METASTASIZE DURING MASSAGE OR BODYWORK.
 
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