I booked a massage recently and was asked to fill in a health questionnaire. One of the questions was “have you had an operation in the last 6 months?”. My answer was yes. We had a discussion about the hip operation that I had 8 weeks ago and the masseuse decided that she could not do a massage until I was 6 months post-op.
Now, I am all for her operating responsibly but I was rather surprised. She did explain that there were some risks but I can’t really remember what she said, it was all very vague. My consultant did not say I should avoid massages, I feel fine, the wound is healed, I can walk well, I just don’t understand what the issue is. I did suggest that she did a back and shoulders massage only rather than a full body massage but no, that was not possible either.
I know this is very much a first world problem but nevertheless if anyone who is a masseuse or with more medical knowledge than me could explain then I would like to understand.