Ep 88 - Lots o' Clots, Part 1:"I Have a Client Who . . ."Pathology Conversations with Ruth Werner

A client with a complicated health history (including cancer and newly adjusted chemotherapy) has a medical emergency: deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary emboli. Now she wants massage. There's a lot to balance in this decision, which is not as clear-cut as it seems. In this episode, we consider some of the variables about massage for a person with this medical history and find a way to get to a good conclusion.

Resources:

"Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)" Cleveland Clinic. Last modified July 18, 2019. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/16911-deep-vein-thrombosis-dvt.

Oppelt, P., A. Betbadal, and L. Nayak. "Approach to Chemotherapy-Associated Thrombosis." Vascular Medicine 20, no. 2, 153-61. https://doi.org/10.1177/1358863X14568705.

Williamson, Laura. "After Years of Decline, Death Rate from Lung Clots on the Rise." August 17, 2020. www.heart.org/en/news/2020/08/17/after-years-of-decline-death-rate-from-lung-clots-on-the-rise.

An inferior vena cava filter

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Red and white blood cells forming a clot inside an artery

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    Ruth Werner

    Ruth Werner is a former massage therapist, a writer, and an NCBTMB-approved continuing education provider. She wrote A Massage Therapist's Guide to Pathology (available at booksofdiscovery.com), now in its seventh edition, which is used in massage schools worldwide. Werner is available at ruthwerner.com or [email protected].