Contraindications for Manual Medicine

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Absolute Contraindications:

• There are no absolute contraindications for manipulation in general. Some specific techniques have absolute contraindications.

• Can you think of any contraindications for High Velocity Low Amplitude (HVLA)? Answer

• What would be a contraindication for Lymphatic Technique? Answer

Relative Contraindications:

• Intervertebral Disk Herniation

• Radiculopathy

• Trisomy 21

• Ligament instability

• Metastatic Carcinoma

• Osteoporosis

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