Massage - how long after Shingles?

[littlemiss1t]

Hello All!

A regular client of mine recently had a bout of Shingles - it has cleared up now (2 months ago)...

I did ask her if she could call her doctors surgery, explain to the receptionist that she would need a letter or on a compliment slip that the doctor signs to say whether he / she says it is ok to carry on with regular massage, but she thinks she has hassled them too much already with the amount of appointments etc.

I did explain that "normally", doctors don't mind jotting down a note to say they feel it is now fine to have a treatment that was before a contraindication.

What would you guys do, if the shingles has now gone - how long after would you leave an episode of shingles before doing a massage - and from what I have researched, does shingles stay inside your body, and flare up for various reasons or does it go completely?

I did ask her again, would she be able to ask the doctors, but I have not had a response back.

Any help at all I would be grateful.

Thanks!

Carly xx

 

[hazelb]

The important thing is to check for post shingles pain...... any massage would be just to painful for your client!

As long as the rash has gone ( an any skin lesions healed ) you'll be fine. I would think 2 months has been enough time for that. Shingles can stay dormant in the body but may never produce symptoms again, so that in itself is not a contraindication.