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What Is It/ |
How Is It Recognized/ |
Is Massage indicated |
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Condition Name |
What Are They? |
How Are They Recognized? |
or Contraindicated? |
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Dermatitis
is an umbrella |
Dermatitis
presents itself in vari- |
The
appropriateness of massage |
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Eczema |
term
for inflammation of |
ous
ways, depending on what |
depends
completely on the |
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the
skin. Eczema is a type |
type
of skin reactions are elicited. |
source
of the problem and the |
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of
atopic dermatitis, a non- |
Exposure
to poison oak or poison |
condition
of the skin. If the skin |
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contagious
skin rash usually |
ivy
results in large inflamed |
is
very inflamed or has blisters or |
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brought
about by an aller- |
wheals;
metal allergies tend to |
other
lesions, massage is at least |
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gic
reaction. Contact der- |
be
less inflamed and more iso- |
locally
contraindicated until the |
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matitis
is a related but |
lated
in area. |
acute
stage has passed. If signs |
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slightly
different type of |
Eczema
usually appears as one |
indicate
a rash could spread |
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hypersensitivity
reaction. |
of
two varieties: very dry and flaky |
(e.g.,
with poison oak), massage |
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skin
(seborrheic eczema) or blis- |
is
systemically contraindicated |
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tered,
weepy skin (dyshidrotic |
while
the irritation is present. |
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eczema). |
Dry,
flaky eczema indicates mas- |
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sage.
If the skin is not itchy and |
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the
affected area is highly iso- |
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lated,
as with a metal allergy to a |
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watch
band or earrings, massage |
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is
only locally contraindicated. |
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