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Can you please explain why a swollen lymph node is a contraindication to a massage?
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Swollen lymph node: Because a swollen lymph node could represent infection that has been filter from the body into the lymph node where the body can destroy it. Massage could then propel & disseminate the infection back out to the body and this could be dangerous.
Answered 4/21/2018
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Bad things spread: You can have swollen lymph nodes from infections or tumors. By rubbing it you may induce spread.
Answered 2/6/2016
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