how can you prevent the transmission of disease in massage therapy?
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Ask lots of questions or have the client fill out a health history.  You have the right to refuse service to someone if they have a disease that can be transmitted.  Also, wash, wash, wash your hands before and after a massage, and use disinfected wash or whatever that stuff is called.  I use it every day and I can't even think of the name.  You know that stuff that is like water and dissolves the dirt and germs off.  It's like soap but you don't need water... geez... I'm sure you know what I'm talking about though.
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Touch is very powerful.\n\nMassage therapy can help alleviate symptoms associated with Parkinson's disease.  Your massage therapist will apply specific techniques to decrease any progressed flexed posture and aid in thoracic expansion and mobility to help improve breathing.\n\nMassage Therapy can also assist in the short-term by:\n- decreasing sympathetic nervous system firing\n- maintaining tissue and joint health\n- improving circulation\n- reducing contractures\n- decreasing pain\n- reducing rigidity and tremors\n\nI would encourage you to seek a registered massage therapist well-versed in nervous system disorders.
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No, condoms are not 100% effective at preventing HIV transmission; however, when used correctly and consistently, condoms are highly effective and reliable in reducing the risk of transmitting and acquiring HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). The surest ways to avoid the sexual transmission of HIV (and other STDs) is 1) to abstain from sex, or 2) to have sex with only one partner known be uninfected. The next surest way is to use condoms consistently and correctly during all penetrative sexual acts. When condoms do fail, it is most often because of improper and/or inconsistent use.\n\nFollowing these basic rules will further reduce the small chance of condom failure:\n1. Use latex (rubber) or polyurethane condoms.\nThese are preferable to "natural skin" condoms, which may have tiny holes through which HIV may pass.\n\n2. Choose a condom that fits.\nCondoms come in different sizes, shapes, and styles. Experiment with different condoms and practice putting them on before intercourse. Also practice talking with a close friend about your desire and intention to use condoms.\n\n3. Open and handle condoms carefully.\nNever use a condom in a damaged package or one that is past its expiration date. Do not store condoms in hot or sunny places (for example, in a wallet or by a window).\n\n4. Use plenty of water-based lubricant.\nWater-based lubricants help to reduce the friction that can cause breakage. Never use oil-based lubricants like Vaseline, hand cream, Crisco, or mineral oil which can rapidly break down latex and allow the virus to pass through. Water-based lubricants include K-Y Jelly, Slippery stuff, ForPlay, and most contraceptive jellies.\n\n5. Put the condom on after erection but before insertion.\nLeave some room at the tip for the discharged semen (some condoms have a reservoir tip for this). It is important to pinch the tip as you roll it down onto the penis to be sure that there are no air bubbles that could pop under pressure. If the penis is uncircumcised, pull back the foreskin before unrolling the condom all the way down to the base of the penis.\n\n6. After intercourse, withdraw the penis while still erect.\nHold the base of the condom to prevent it from slipping off or spilling semen. Remove the condom and wash the penis with soap and water.\n\n7. Use a condom only once.\nUse a condom only once and dispose of it in the garbage; do not flush condoms down the toilet. Never reuse a condom.\n\n8. Use a condom EVERY TIME during sex.\nUse a condom every time during sex when transmission or acquisition of HIV and STDs are possible.
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well you could do it, but not on the infection site.\n\nIt seems to me that the fact that you have a life threatening infection would make you not really interested in getting a massage.  It certainly wouldn't help the person, but it wouldn't cause more problems.
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probably u mean "aids";\nintact skin is a good barrier aganst the virus, but any contact between areas wothout skin coverage can provide a route for aids transfer. this occurs in sexual contacts, sharing used needles, blood transfusion, accidental contact with wounds or other body secretions of the infected person (exept saliva & sweat) to teared skin or eyes or other mucosal surfaces.fetus of infected mother may catch the disease from the mother during pregnancy; breast milk may transfer the virus to the infant.
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I believe that massage therapy is used to heal some type of problem in the body. If you are not sick, and just want to go get a massage for fun, then you go to a Masseuse!
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Get someone to massage your upper back and into your neck and head.  Or, go see a massage therapist.  I get headaches that debilitate me, advil and drugs alike just cover up the symptoms, massage can get rid of the headache and help prevent more.  There are at least 20 muscles that when they are under stress or being strained, like studying for school, refer pain to the head, resulting in mass headaches.  Sometimes applying something like tigre balm to the neck muscles, front and back helps too.
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Yes. There are a lot of other ways like Using infected needles, etc.\nYou can find a lot of info at http://www.thebody.com/
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What Are Some Other Alternative/Complementary Therapy Options for MS?\n\nMassage. Many people with MS receive regular massage therapy to help relax and reduce stress and depression, which can exacerbate the disease. There is no evidence that massage changes the course of the disease. It is usually safe for people with MS to receive a massage, but if you have bone-thinning osteoporosis (usually as a result of your treatments) massage may be dangerous. Talk to your doctor first.   http://www.medicinenet.com/alternative_therapy_for_multiple_sclerosis/article.htm\n\nIt sounds like, with your doctor's blessing, it is something worth looking into.  If it is not beneficial, you can easily stop this type of therapy.  Good luck...
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I once had an hour long massage where the "therapist" just slid her hands under my shoulders while I laid face up under the sheet.  She moved her hands maybe an inch in each direction for the entire hour.  She said she was waiting for my "spirit guides" to guide her.  Needless to say, that was my last visit to her.  Just be sure you are clear as to what your client wants from the massage.  Everyone is different.  I think massage is the most theraputic threatment available for general overall health.  Good Luck!!!
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The number one thing you can do to prevent any disease is wash your hands often.
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Absolutely not. All you will achieve by having a shower is getting cleaner. The only way to prevent HIV/Aids is to be careful and use a barrier method of contracteption (e.g. condom, femidom) every single time bodily fluids may come into contact. Don't take a risk!
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The  best way is to have a strong immune system and to be exposed to it at a young age so you prevent sickness from the same disease later on. Vaccinations and common hygene will also prevent sickness. Of course, nothing except abstinance and caution can protect one from something like AIDS.
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Tea Tree Oil is one source that will help with avoiding a microbial infection and the itchy places.  As for a cure, usually a cure is the elimination process of what may be the cause, ex; diet,soaps,lotion,etc...
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You probably mean impetigo, an infectious skin disease. Attention to hygiene is the simplest and most effective way to avoid impetigo. See: http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/infections/skin/impetigo.html
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The best way to prevent outbreaks is via a healthy immune system. Although you should always consult with a doctor  there are several alternative treatments available on the market. \n\nSome of these are described in the source website.
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massage and stretching exercises are often very helpful