Massage for Breast Cancer to help prevent and support patients through breast cancer surgeries, reconstruction and recovery.
Breast massage continues to be a very controversial massage technique in the US while other countries have accepted it and use it to help with various conditions such as recovery from Breast Cancer. Public perception of massage still is challenging especially concerning breast massage.
Be sure to check the laws in your state regarding breast massage.
Contraindications
Cancer and Massage Therapy. Essential Contraindications (PDF). Tracy Walton. Massage Therapy Journal
Breast massage techniques
Bodymechanics school of massage – Step by step breast massage video
Breast massage articles
Breast Massage – On the Brink of Understanding Massage and Bodywork Magazine
Breast Massage Research
Breast Cancer patients have improved immune and neuroendocrine functions following massage. PubMed
The efficacy of Classical massage on stress perception and cortisol following primary treatment of breast cancer. PubMed
PubMed Search Massage and Breast Cancer
Breast massage classes
See also Massage and Cancer