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    High Blood Pressure & Massage

    ameliorate
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    Post  ameliorate Sat Apr 27, 2013 5:15 pm

    I went to make an appointment today for lymphatic drainage massage and, more as an afterthought, enquired about whether it would affect my having high blood pressure. (I was concerned about feeling whoozy afterwards as I once was with acupuncture). I'm glad I asked! I learnt that massage is not advisable for those who have high blood pressure.

    Just to be sure I googled search and found lots of confirmation on this - here is one such source

    http://www.integrative-healthcare.or...ension_ma.html
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    Post  SpiritVoices Sat Apr 27, 2013 5:46 pm

    My daughter has high blood pressure but don't think she has ever gone into Massage.
    Will check her out.
    Thanks Amy!

    Joanie x
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    Post  ameliorate Mon Apr 29, 2013 10:54 pm

    I have made further enquiries and had conversations with massage therapists. Whilst what I said above is generally true, certain gentle massages e.g. MLD (manual lymphatic drainage) may be performed pending the outcome of a GP consultation (to assess the high blood pressure predicament). Massages which are more likely to be ruled out are ones like deep tissue massage i.e. more penetrating movements.
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    Post  Violet Tue Apr 30, 2013 12:24 am

    Wow thank you Ameliorate, I know someone who trained to do massage and once during a chat she told me that it isn't suitable for all and they are supposed to get a medical history and such for this reason.



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