For the sake of the health and wellbeing of my clients, I never massage someone with the following contraindications:

• Pregnancy,

• Cardiovascular conditions (e.g. thrombosis, phlebitis, hypertension, hypotension, heart conditions),

• Osteoporosis,

• Epilepsy,

• After recent operations (recovery times will vary and can be long — seek medical advice),

• Diabetes,

• Cancer,

• Hemophilia,

• Bell’s palsy,

• Kidney infections,

• Whiplash,

• Slipped disk,

• Cervical spondylitis,

• Cervical spondylosis,

• Hernia,

• Hematoma,

• Infectious disease,

• Diarrhea,

• Vomiting,

• Fever,

• Under the influence of alcohol or recreational drugs,

• Oedema/edema,

• Localized swelling,

• Arthritis,

• Asthma,

• Any dysfunction of the nervous system (e.g. muscular sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, motor neuron disease),

• Trapped/pinched nerve (e.g. sciatica),

• Inflamed nerve,

• Postural deformities,

• Spastic conditions,

• Rheumatism,

• Gastric ulcers,

• Skin diseases,

• Undiagnosed pain,

• Undiagnosed lumps or bumps,

• Any condition affecting the neck,

• Any other medical condition already being treated by a doctor or another complementary practitioner, any other unlisted medical condition.

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