INDICATIONS FOR MASSAGE • Increase coordination • Decrease pain • Decrease neuromuscular excitability • Stimulate circulation • Facilitate healing • Restore joint mobility • Remove lactic acid • Alleviate muscle cramps • Increase blood flow • Increase venous return • Retard muscle atrophy • Increase range of motion • Edema • Myofascial trigger points • Stretching scar tissue • Adhesions • Muscle spasm • Myositis • Bursitis • Fibrositis • Tendinitis • Revascularization • Raynaud's disease • Intermittent claudication • Dysmenorrhea • Headaches • migraines CONTRAINDICATIONS FOR MASSAGE • Arteriosclerosis • Thrombosis • Embolism • Severe varicose veins • Acute phlebitis • Cellulitis • Synovitis • Abscesses • Skin infections • Cancers • Acute inflammatory conditions