Ep 218 – Femoral Artery Stent: “I Have a Client Who . . .” Pathology Conversations with Ruth Werner

A client reports that she has a femoral artery stent, placed in 2017. Her doctor and nurse think massage is fine. All systems go, right? Maybe, maybe not. It turns out this topic is a lot more controversial than we knew, and a lot depends on what kind of stent she got.

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Books of Discovery: www.booksofdiscovery.com   

Host Bio:        

 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, now in its seventh edition, which is used in massage schools worldwide. Werner is also a long-time Massage & Bodywork columnist, most notably of the Pathology Perspectives column. Werner is also ABMP’s partner on Pocket Pathology, a web-based app and quick reference program that puts key information for nearly 200 common pathologies at your fingertips. Werner’s books are available at www.booksofdiscovery.com. And more information about her is available at www.ruthwerner.com.   

Recent Articles by Ruth:       

“Unpacking the Long Haul,” Massage & Bodywork magazine, January/February 2022, page 35, www.massageandbodyworkdigital.com/i/1439667-january-february-2022/36.

“Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy and Massage Therapy,” Massage & Bodywork magazine, September/October 2021, page 33, http://www.massageandbodyworkdigital.com/i/1402696-september-october-2021/34. 

“Pharmacology Basics for Massage Therapists,” Massage & Bodywork magazine, July/August 2021, page 32, www.massageandbodyworkdigital.com/i/1384577-july-august-2021/34.    

Resources: 

Pocket Pathology: https://www.abmp.com/abmp-pocket-pathology-app

Adlakha, S. et al. (2010) ‘Stent fracture in the coronary and peripheral arteries’, Journal of Interventional Cardiology, 23(4), pp. 411–419. doi:10.1111/j.1540-8183.2010.00567.x.

Al-Nouri, O. et al. (2012) ‘Failed superficial femoral artery intervention for advanced infrainguinal occlusive disease has a significant negative impact on limb salvage’, Journal of Vascular Surgery, 56(1), pp. 106–111. doi:10.1016/j.jvs.2011.10.108.

Angioplasty and stent placement - peripheral arteries - discharge : MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia (no date). Available at: https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000234.htm (Accessed: 5 April 2022).

Angioplasty and stent placement - peripheral arteries: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia (no date). Available at: https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007393.htm (Accessed: 5 April 2022).

Cerino, V., July 15, U. public relations |, and 2015 (2015) Researchers study failed stents for peripheral artery disease, University of Nebraska Medical Center. Available at: https://www.unmc.edu/news.cfm?match=17216 (Accessed: 5 April 2022).

How Do Stents in Legs Help Unblock Arteries to Treat PAD? (no date). Available at: https://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/what-to-know-stents-legs-peripheral-artery-disease (Accessed: 5 April 2022).

Kerr, H.D. (1997) ‘Ureteral stent displacement associated with deep massage’, WMJ: official publication of the State Medical Society of Wisconsin, 96(12), pp. 57–58.

Martin, R. et al. (2021) ‘Common Femoral Artery Stenting: Computed Tomography Angiography Based Long-Term Patency’, Journal of Vascular Surgery, 74(2), p. 676. doi:10.1016/j.jvs.2021.05.003.

Peripheral Vascular Stent Insertion: Background, Indications, Contraindications (no date). Available at: https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1839716-overview (Accessed: 5 April 2022).

Schillinger, M. and Minar, E. (2009) ‘Past, present and future of femoropopliteal stenting’, Journal of Endovascular Therapy: An Official Journal of the International Society of Endovascular Specialists, 16 Suppl 1, pp. I147-152. doi:10.1583/1545-1550-16.16.I-147.