Ep 108 - Massage for Rhabdomyolysis? Absolutely Not: “I Have a Client Who . . .” Pathology Conversations with Ruth Werner

A young woman has lots of muscle pain after her soccer game. A great time to receive massage, right? Not this time. Listen in for a case where massage could cause renal damage.

 

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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 Article by Ruth:      

 

“Critical Thinking,” Massage & Bodywork magazine, May/June 2021, page 54, 

 

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Resources:

 

Chen, J. et al. “Rhabdomyolysis After the Use of Percussion Massage Gun: A Case Report.” Physical Therapy 101, no. 1. 

 

Ingraham, Paul. “Poisoned by Massage!” Last modified November 8, 2020. 

 

Lai, M.-Y. et al. “Fever with Acute Renal Failure Due to Body Massage-Induced Rhabdomyolysis.” Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation 21, no. 1: 233–34. 

 

Robinson, Jennifer ed. “Rhabdomyolysi.” March 17, 2021. 

 

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