A client with a complicated health history (including cancer and newly adjusted chemotherapy) has a medical emergency: deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary emboli. Now she wants massage. There’s a lot to balance in this decision, which is not as clear-cut as it seems. In this episode, we consider some of the variables about massage for a person with this medical history and find a way to get to a good conclusion.

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Resources:

“Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)” Cleveland Clinic. Last modified July 18, 2019.

Oppelt, P., Betbadal, A., and L. Nayak. “Approach to Chemotherapy-Associated Thrombosis.” Vascular Medicine 20, no. 2, 153–61.

Williamson, Laura. “After Years of Decline, Death Rate from Lung Clots on the Rise.” August 17, 2020.

Inferior Vena Cava Filter (image 1)

Inferior Vena Cava Filter (image 2)

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Ep 88 - Lots o’ Clots, Part 1, “I Have a Client Who . . .” Pathology Conversations with Ruth Werner

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