
Chronic Pain
Deep tissue massage will provide the best
results with chronic pain clients, but it also has a greater risk of bringing
harm to the client. If a client is
extremely fatigued, has a fever, is unable to relax, or is highly stressed,
then deep tissue is not indicated. An
hour of light, tender massage would we more appropriate under these
circumstances.
In conditions such as multiple sclerosis and
auto-immune diseases such as lupus, scleroderma, rheumatoid arthritis, etc.,
deep massage can trigger an exacerbation such as a severe flare-up of symptoms
manifesting as disability or pain. An
exacerbation can last days to weeks and can be triggered by the shock of deep
massage on an extremely sensitive, highly reactive condition.
Also, see Fibromyalgia for more information on this chronic pain disorder.
See Chronic
Pain Self-Care Tips for more information
on how to treat this condition. Find out how the mind plays an important role
in your body's well-being by exploring these linked pages.