Your barefoot massage may be modified, rescheduled, or canceled if you:
- Have had breast/pectoral/gluteal/calf implants or any form of augmentation/enhancement within the last nine months.
- Have undergone recent eye procedures/Lasik surgery within the past 72 hours.
- Have a history of Tuberculosis, thrombosis, aneurysms, or ongoing kidney disorders.
- Are currently undergoing radiation therapy treatments.
- Have had any knee, hip, spine, shoulder, or major joint surgeries within the last 6 weeks.
- Have a current flare-up of phlebitis or cellulitis.
- Have any active Autoimmune Disorders (such as lupus, gout, rheumatoid arthritis, Multiple Sclerosis, etc.) and Lyme disease.
- Are currently taking any blood thinners, steroids, cortisone, anti-inflammatories, pain killers, or muscle relaxants.
- Have uncontrolled high blood pressure or a heart condition.
- Have a pacemaker, stent, or shunt.
- Have had a rib or any bone fracture/break within the last 6 months.
- Have been diagnosed with Osteoporosis.
- Have been diagnosed with spondylolisthesis.
- Have Guillian-Barre’ Syndrome, have been diagnosed with any active neuropathy causing severe pain and numbness, or have any neurological disorder that causes loss of sensation or muscle weakness.
- Have been on a plane flight longer than 6 hours within the last 24 hours prior to your massage appointment.
- Are sick. Please don’t share your germs with us!
- Have any extra hardware installed (IUD, joint replacements, fusions, rods, plates, screws, alien probes, etc.).
- Are diabetic, hypoglycemic, or hemophilic and on medication.
- Have been diagnosed with any stage of a herniated/bulging/slipped disc. We will need to know if you were actually diagnosed with this issue or if you just think that’s what has happened.
- Have spinal stenosis, spondylitis, spondylosis (Any “spondy”!).
- Have had any recent injuries (dislocations, sprains, strains, bumps, bruises, whiplash, etc.).
- Have had recent injections of substances at joint or muscle junctures (Botox, saline, nerve block, epidural, corticosteroid, even birth control.).
- Have had any kind of surgery ever – depending on the situation and how long it’s been, I may need a doctor’s approval.
- Have been diagnosed with Osteopenia (early stage of Osteoporosis).
