With all therapies there will be a few conditions which may limit or prevent treatments from going ahead these include:

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• Blood Pressure issues – treatment may be limited or refused. (if BP is too high it may be adapted or limited and if it is too Low it may be refused for safety reasons, especially for POTTS syndrome or anaemia).

• Bleeding / blood disorders – treatment may be limited or refused. (If you have a current Thrombosis, embolism, DVT, or haemophilia treatment will be refused, also refused if the INR is unstable. It may be adapted or limited if you have a history or haemorrhagic disorders, DVT, haemorrhage or are taking medications to thin the blood).

• Epilepsy – treatment may be limited or refused. (No electrical stimulation is allowed, and some massage types and oils may need to be adapted).

• Diabetes – Treatment may be Limited in insulin dependent patients. (Treatment can alter the insulin levels, so you need to be closely monitored pre and post treatment).

• Severe bruising – treatment will be limited or refused. (In areas with current bruises treatment may be limited or adapted. It may be refused if the bruising is a sign of deeper bleeding, or the recurrent risk is too high).

• Inflammation – treatment may be limited (in current inflammation and inflammatory flares).

• Cuts & abrasions – treatment may be limited or refused (with open cuts or skin wounds or those with a history of poor skin healing or MRSA).

• Recent operations – treatment may be limited or refused. (Especially if the operation was less than a month from treatment depending on massage type and location).

• Fractures & sprains – treatment may be limited. (Massage locations will be adapted to avoid the injured sites).

• Osteoporosis & brittle bones – treatment may be limited or refused. (Dependent on the severity, massage may be adapted but may require refusal).

• Acute infectious diseases – treatment will be refused for conditions such as: viral hepatitis, viral meningitis, chicken pox, tuberculosis, Conjunctivitis, and COVID-19.

• Infectious skin diseases – treatment will be refused for condition such as: impetigo, shingles, Herpes Simplex, Ringworm, Scabies, MRSA, Warts, and Verrucae’s.

• Skin Disorders – treatment may be limited and possibly refused with conditions such as: Psoriasis, Eczema, Dermatitis, Acne Vulgaris, Vitiligo, Rosacea, and Chloasma. (Treatment is not performed over any affected skin areas or may performed over clothing or with a towel to prevent skin damage).

• Pregnancy – treatment may be refused in the first trimester of pregnancy and limited throughout the second two trimesters. (In the first 5 months of pregnancy massage is not allowed anywhere on the lower torso area and is limited in the feet and ankles area, in the final trimester massage is accepted anywhere on the body but the patient must be seated or laid on the side and the pressure must be gentle, caution is given around the feet and ankles unless wanting to promote labour. Massage has been found to ease nausea, stress, anxiety and Sciatica in pregnancy).

• Cancer – treatment may limited or refused. (massage is never performed around a tumour site, but can support the treatment process and ease chemotherapy side effects).

 

 Please inform the practitioner about any of these conditions at the time of booking. 

 

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Some treatments may not be suitable for all; this will be discussed at time of booking or during the consultation.

Some treatments may be combined at the practitioner’s discretion.

Block Bookings may be available on some massage therapie’z; the patient accepts fulfilment of all appointments which must be used within 18 months of purchase regardless of outcomes.

All Massage therapy prices are based on location of the massages not the duration of the treatment slot. Additionally the length of your massage treatment may vary depending on the presentation that day and what is required, again this is at the practitioners discretion.