
Medications
If a client is on any prescribed medication, it is necessary if he/she is able to receive massage. A complete listing of the numerous types of medications and chemical reactions to them is too vast to thoroughly explore here.
Anticoagulant drugs, such as Coumadin and Heparin, greatly decrease the body’s ability to clot blood. When a person is taking this type of medication, deep massage will most definitely cause severe bruising and even internal hemorrhaging. Only the gentlest massage is to be used on those who are taking anticoagulants.