Contraindications to Massage
- Arteriosclerosis
- Thrombosis
- Blood clot in a blood vessel

- Embolism
- Any material blockage in blood vessel
- Severe varicose veins
- Acute phlebitis
- Cellulitis
- Bacterial infection of the skin and tissues beneath the skin
- Puss build up in any body tissue
- Skin infections
- Cancers
- Acute inflammatory conditions
- Pregnancy
- Cardio vascular conditions (thrombosis, phlebitis, hypertension, hypotension, heart conditions)
- Haemophilia
- Any condition already being treated by a GP or another health professional, e.g.,
- Osteoporosis
- Arthritis
- Nervous conditions
- Epilepsy
- Recent operations
- Diabetes
- Asthma
- Any dysfunction of the Nervous System (e.g.,muscular sclerosis, parkinson’s disease, motor neurone disease)
- Bell’s palsy

- Trapped/Pinched nerve (e.g., sciatica)
- Inflamed nerve
- Cancer
- Postural deformities
- Kidney infections
- Whiplash
- Slipped disc