Contraindications Flashcards
1
Q
What are contraindications for soft tissue massage?
A
inflammation, infection, tumours/ haemorrhage, open/ slow healing, unhealed wounds, unstable fractures, sensory loss, thrombosis
2
Q
What are contraindications for hot/cold therapy?
A
Cryo - hypertension, arteriosclerosis, reynaud’s, cryoglobinaemia
Thermo- hypotension, inflammation, pyrexial patient
3
Q
What are contraindications for therapeutic exercise?
A
Systematically unwell, unstable fracture, stage of healing
