Joined: Jan I haven't had it from PT, but I occasionally get bruising near my elbows from tendonitis. Without banging my elbows, or causing any impact problem to them, I've gotten up in the morning to find severe bruising around my elbow. Then a couple days later, I'll find the other elbow is bruised. Lisa K. Joined: Sep Sore from massage I did not understand before now I do.
I don't have spondy, but I do get bruising from massages. It happens on me anywhere that there is not a ton of protections me fat and muscle. I have very tight ankles, and she works on the shins and soleus. I have shins I can't touch for sometimes 2 days, so I would think it is common. Might want to explain, and they can be a little lighter with their hands next time. Sometimes I just need to tells ours "ouch", and she lessens the pressure Daughter diagnosed ; son diagnosed Both are currently without spondy meds and currently in a medicine induced remissions.
One has been pharma free for 3 years; the other one for 2 years. Joined: Mar OMG, I would love to have a nice easy massage. Does your insurance cover it? I went once a week for a while and it made me sore at first, then she was a little easier on me. I wish I could go again, got too many dr and hospital bills right now.
I may have to splurge next week and try again. I think if we tell them to be easy they will listen. Damage to a small blood vessel can happen during Dry Needling, and often results in a small, circular, very dark bruise. This will heal over days, and is not a cause for concern. If you develop significant bruising after a massage or Dry Needling, make sure you let your physiotherapist know, so they can give you specific advice for your situation.
Bruising tends to occur more easily as you age, or in conditions that cause clotting problems. Certain medications can also make your skin more likely to bruise.
Please see your doctor or ask your physiotherapist immediately if you're concerned. Some clients find they develop a headache after treatment. This can be because of:. To avoid a post-treatment headache, make sure you drink lots of water before and after your treatment, to stay well hydrated. You might also find eating a light snack soon before your treatment might help too.
Redness on the skin after treatment is often a sign of increased blood flow in the area. This is generally considered a good thing, as the blood flow can assist in healing, and warmth of the increased blood flow assists in keeping the muscles relaxed.
Redness should fade within hours of your treatment. When is post-treatment redness bad? Treatment should not cause an increase in redness during this acute period. See the next point: Skin Irritation. In this age many people have sensitivities, allergies and intolerances. We use natural, organic, hypoallergenic products, oils and tapes where possible, and provide alternatives when needed.
If you find your skin is irritated, red, itchy or sore after a treatment, clean the area immediately with soap and water, remove any strapping tape, and contact the clinic if you're concerned.
Make sure you tell us about any skin irritation you develop, so we can avoid using that product in future. We wish everyone could feel better straight away!
In many injuries, there is a short period of discomfort after your treatment, before you notice those positive changes. If you find you feel better straight away after a Physiotherapy appointment, be grateful that your body responds so well. I use all or some of these techniques to adapt my treatment to you as an individual and to your unique case, to make sure you get the maximum benefit.
You may still feel some soreness for a couple of days, you may even experience the healing response where you feel washed out and a bit worse initially only lasts for a few hours but ultimately you should get great results. If you have tight muscles and are experiencing a lot of tension then a deep tissue massage is probably what you will need.
If, on talking to you and palpating your areas of concern I decide some deep tissue work is required I will let you know and explain what I will do. I will work deeply and in full communication with you to make sure that you are not uncomfortable.
I always bring in a relaxation element as well, so even if some of my techniques have not been very comfortable you can rest assured that you will still experience the more pleasant side of massage as well. My clients have reported great results and many continue with regular massages even after their initial problem has been sorted out, such is the pleasant and relaxing element of my deep tissue massages.
Good post Claire! I too like to customize massages for our clients based on their answers to my questions. Thank you for sharing your information. I am a mobile massage therapist as Well And agree on not always more pressure means more benefits.
Some of my new clients did not have a massage in years ,some of them never had one and their muscles are like rock. They might not preceive and react to deep tissue massage to those who come for treatment regularly. Hi everyone, ive been reading your article and comments but sincerelly you need to have a more balanced view point on bruising here, not talking about careless bruising.
Massage for relaxation is one thing but if your going to work at fixing issues with people such as removing adhesions or restrictions it will always result in some bruising in clients, otherwise your just not getting to the problem, scar tissue traped in layers of fascia fibers especially along the retinacula cuttis superficialis skin ligaments and deeper in the sub cutaneous levels may have scarring and causing joint restricions, to remove these problems will result in bruising for some people that lasts a couple of days.
So to say you must avoid bruising then your saying your not willing to get to the core of a clients problem. If you are just a masseuse then thats different your not trained to deal with those type of issues and are there to make someone feel good less stress, then that should have no bruises attached, however some people bruise easily just by a gentle touch, so its not possible to say there never is bruising in any type of massage, but bruising caused by therapist who do deep work and not understanding what there doing but just causing heavy handed bruising is not good for the client or the therapists reputation either.
As long as you explain to the client what they can expect from your type of treatment and what will be the end result, I have saved many from having surgery and fixed frozen shoulders, disc bulges, backward sacral torsions, been trained by the best, james waslaski, erik dalton, tom myers, etc etc and have mastered my own skills not rellying just on techniques, a good manual therapist is someone who can help correct and help there clients issues with observing there postural problems and history then correcting them, which will result in some bruising especially when fixations are involved.
Hi, I appreciate you point of view, however, from my training I see there is another way other than causing bruising.
If a client has indicated on their consent form that they bruise easily I would not work deeply as you have suggest, but instead use other techniques such as dry needling which gets to the root of deep related problems far more effectively then working so hard and deep that you cause bruising.
I agree that in some cases bruising may not be avoided in some clients but every effort should be made to avoid it. I am disheartened by the assumption by a lot of therapists, who may not have trained in more recent times, who still find is acceptable to cause bruising citing that it is a necessary evil to be put up with in order to get deep.
During my training in level 4 sports massage 4 years ago, we were taught that bruising was not acceptable and we were taught other techniques. So I am sorry, I still do not hold that bruising is acceptable in modern treatments. Given this, you also have to tell your therapist that this happens. This way, he or she can apply less pressure to avoid further bruising. These cause the smallest of capillary damage to bleed profusely if mishandled.
Corticosteroids : examples such as cortisone, hydrocortisone, and methylprednisolone. These are usually administered to halt the inflammation, potentially causing the skin to thin, leaving it vulnerable to bruising.
Despite the pain and bruising, a light massage is worth it for the body. But before having one, best to tell your physician your medical history. This aids in reducing blood flow to injured blood vessels, resulting in less bleeding overall. Swelling and inflammation can also be taken care of by ice packs, best to use within the first 48 hours.
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