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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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Edema
is the retention of |
Edematous
tissue is puffy or |
Massage
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interstitial
fluid either be- |
boggy.
It may be hot, if asso- |
most
edemas, particularly pitting |
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cause
of electrolyte or pro- |
ciated
with local infection, or |
edema,
where the tissue does |
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tein
imbalances or because |
quite
cool, if it is cut off from |
not
immediately spring back |
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of
mechanical obstruction |
local
circulation. |
from
a touch. Indicated edemas |
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in
the circulatory or lym- |
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include
those due to subacute |
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phatic
systems. |
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soft
tissue injury or temporary |
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immobilization
caused by some |
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factor
that does not contraindi- |
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cate
massage. |
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