Massage Pathology Chronicles

Review of Mosby’s Pathology for Massage Therapists, by Salvo and Anderson. Within the course of Dr. Johnson.

For me, some of the images didn’t actually stack up to my real-life experiences regarding some of the more common ones like warts, calluses and acne…but they were close enough to where I thought it was an editing error. Finally, we come to the reason we bought this book “not that the first two chapters weren’t helpful“ the pathologies. As far as information is concerned, there were excellent tips on how to identify different things using both touch and sight together. However, I found the structure of the information a little confusing at first. It certainly took some getting used to. While a little appetite-destroying, the images were largely accurate and helpful. I really liked the simple traffic light indicator, which allows you a first glance to get into the right mind-set if you associate the image with the traffic light to make snap decisions while evaluating a client. In addition, though, the more sophisticated article on each ailment gives you more understanding and a "best practices" guide on how to help someone with a particular ailment.

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Review of Mosby’s Pathology for Massage Therapists, 2nd edition, by Salvo and Anderson. Within the course of Dr. Johnson.

Chapter 4 Dermatologic Pathologies chapter was informative. I liked the pictures because I have seen some of these Pathologies on people. They were real looking. I even had a recent Wart that was pictured and looked up how to treat it and went and got some salicylic acid to put on it. Will see how it works I liked the description of each of the pathologies; the etiology of each was interesting and helpful. Signs and Symptoms were helpful also nice to know what to look for and recognize. Nice to know how to do the treatment for the different situations and again loved the massage considerations. There were very good photos in this chapter. I also enjoy the real life case studies at the end of each chapter. Makes you think. This one in Chapter 4 had to do with a lice scare. I used to be a children’s hair dresser and we dealt with lice every now and again. I would not have a problem letting her know that she may have come in contact and ask her if she wanted me to check her hair.

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Review of Mosby’s Pathology for Massage Therapists, by Salvo and Anderson. Within the course of Dr. Johnson.

Chapter 3 is an overview about the skin / integumentary system that includes transdermal patches, therapeutic assessment, how to identify skin lesions, and changes in moles. This chapter shows how to check for skin structure and function, coloration, and issues to check, and whether or not to avoid them during massage.

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Review of Mosby’s Pathology for Massage Therapists, by Salvo and Anderson. Within the course of Dr. Johnson.

Chapter 3 outlines many dermatological conditions and whether or not they are contraindicated for massage. After reading this chapter, it became clear to me why it is so important for massage therapists to know about pathology – and this is just the first chapter of many to discuss various disorders or conditions! It was also very informative to learn about the ABCDEF method of mole assessment and how a massage therapist should note any of these changes or irregularities and tell the client about these. One of the roles of the massage therapist is also to educate their client (not only with treatment recommendations for post massage visits, but also for conditions they notice or how moles appear). Referring their client to their health care provider is also extremely important, since some of these moles may be malignant and indicate skin cancer or other disorders that require further medical intervention.

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Review of Mosby’s Pathology for Massage Therapists, by Salvo and Anderson. Within the course of Dr. Johnson.

Chapter 3 applies to my life because I have chronic eczema on my face and parts of my leg. I have had it for several years, and never really considered it to be an issue. While it is not contagious, I have to constantly remind my friends that it is not. This chapter has made me aware of most of the skin conditions that I need to be aware of if/when I do come across them. It was surprising to me some of the conditions that are indicated for massage, or have a "green light" on them, such as psoriasis, while not being the most appealing condition to look at, massage is perfectly fine for clients with this condition. In the book, it mentioned that stress can exacerbate this condition, and it was interesting to learn that massage can help them even more with this condition as it helps relieve stress.

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Eczema is a chronic skin disorder with itching rashes, which are red, dry, scaly or leathery. Skin blisters may occur and these may be oozing or crusting. Eczema is also known as atopic eczema, atopic dermatitis, and infantile eczema. However, while it is an uncomfortable condition, there are some natural therapies that can help. Massage with or without essential oils is helpful for improving dry, scaly skin lesions. It can also help to reduce redness and other symptoms. The massage should be performed in between flare ups. Massage over affected areas is contraindicated if there are openings in the skin and watery discharge. The lubricant has to be high-quality, highly emollient and nutritive.

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Review of Mosby’s Pathology for Massage Therapists, by Salvo and Anderson.

Chapter 3– This chapter is about dermatological pathologies. The whole chapter is about diseases/pathologies that occur on/under the skin. This is important to a massage therapist because it helps them determine how to go about their treatment plan. Most of the skin diseases make it so the therapist cannot massage or palpitate the affected area. This means the therapist may have to adjust his/her treatment plan. Some of the pathologies discussed include acne, athlete’s foot, a bruise, burns, cellulitis, chickenpox, contact dermatitis, corn/callus, decubitus ulcer, eczema, folliculitis, furuncle, german measles, herpes simplex, hives, ichthyosis vulgaris, impetigo, jock itch, lice, measles, onychomycosis, open wounds, paronychia, petechiae, psoriasis, ringworm, rosacea, scabies, scars, scleroderma, sebaceous cyst, seborrheic dermatitis, seborrheic keratosis, shingles, skin tags, stretch marks, thrust, wart, and xerosis. I had heard of almost all of these diseases but I learned a little more about each in this chapter. The pictures were also very helpful in understanding the disease a little more. The Chapter also distinguishes the difference between skin lesions. Some of the different kinds are macule, papule, patch, plaque, wheal, nodule and etc (found on pages 62-68). The last part of the chapter talks about different skin pigmentation issues. The ones discusses were age spots, albinism, birthmarks, chloasma, freckle, and vitiligo. I really enjoyed learning about Ichthyosis vulgaris in this chapter. In fact, I was so fascinated by this particular disease I researched it further. I also learned about the progression from a freckle to a malignant melanoma found on page 91 (figure 3-63).

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A person’s skin serves a multitude of functions. Not only does the skin provide a physical, biological, and chemical barrier, but it is also serves to assist in body temperature regulation as well as a sensory receptor. In terms of Massage Therapy, knowledge of the various dermatological pathologies is crucial due to the fact that skin conditions can be both contagious and “telling” of other conditions. This is not only important to prevent the spread of dermatological pathologies, but understanding which pathologies may cause the client to be sensitive in certain areas. This information is essential in terms of knowing which techniques are appropriate and which should be avoided while the condition and symptoms are being experienced. That being said, skin pathologies are numerous and varying. Therapists must work in conjunction with other care providers such as medical doctors in order to best serve the client.

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Review of Mosby’s Pathology for Massage Therapists, by Salvo and Anderson.

Chapter 3 covers a review of the integumentary system (skin) including transdermal patches, therapeutic assessment, how to identify skin lesions, and defining mole changes. This chapter emphasizes the structure and function of the skin, skin coloration, and skin issues to check for plus if they should be avoided during massage.

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Recently I was interning at my massage school and a client that I had was an older lady and she had some "age spots" which looked like big moles that were raised and rough looking like a scab. She told me about the "age spots" before I massaged her which is always appreciated when the client lets you know, because if she hadn’t told me that the "age spots" were perfectly fine for me to massage over, I would have avoided them because they looked like scabs. This is a perfect example of how much easier it makes it to just communicate with your client, because some clients won’t tell you about certain things because they forget or are embarrassed.

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Review of Mosby’s Pathology for Massage Therapists, by Salvo and Anderson.

This chapter caught my attention on all the common skin lesions. I didn’t have enough knowledge of how many kinds of dermatological pathologies around us. Also I have learned that we need to examine our clients body by looking for any contraindications and moles. (As if they have change the asymmetry, border, color, diameter, elevated, and fast-growing).

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It is important to learn to recognize the different symptoms that are on the skin as some are contagious and some are contraindications or both. Some of the symptoms might be obvious to you and some of them are internal and not visible to the massage therapist. In areas where there are skin irregularities be sure to avoid those regions.

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