massage and spondylosis
Hi, i have a prospective client and she has cervical spondylosis, looking back through the other threads i see that jd holistic is the only other therapist that has posted about this condition,is there any thing that any of you would avoid if this client came to you,she is seeing an osteopath and has been advised to have massage, as with all continued pain, its wearing her down.your thoughts would be helpful,as i haven't had a client with this before.many thanks Rayne.x
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Paul Crick Hi Rayne
Your job in this is to stretch out and relax the muscles in the neck, shoulder and back, this will effectively remove a lot of the tension on the affected vertebrae, if you can time you treatments to be earlier on the same day they see the osteopath then it will help them to achieve their manipulation :-)
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BIA I'd suggest that if she's been specifically advice to see you by an osteopath, then consult with teh osteopath as to what he/she feels your best input would be in this case. As a rule of thumb, I'd agree with Paul Crick, or more specifically when recommend massage to arthritic patients, I recommend it alongside core muscle strengthening (eg pilates), and so would recommend the massage be conducted shortly before exercise.
Answers:
Paul Crick Hi Rayne
Your job in this is to stretch out and relax the muscles in the neck, shoulder and back, this will effectively remove a lot of the tension on the affected vertebrae, if you can time you treatments to be earlier on the same day they see the osteopath then it will help them to achieve their manipulation :-)
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BIA I'd suggest that if she's been specifically advice to see you by an osteopath, then consult with teh osteopath as to what he/she feels your best input would be in this case. As a rule of thumb, I'd agree with Paul Crick, or more specifically when recommend massage to arthritic patients, I recommend it alongside core muscle strengthening (eg pilates), and so would recommend the massage be conducted shortly before exercise.