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What Is It/ |
How Is It Recognized/ |
Is Massage indicated |
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Condition Name |
What Are They? |
How Are They Recognized? |
or Contraindicated? |
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Acromegaly
is an endocrine |
Acromegaly
is recognized by ab- |
Acromegaly
is frequently caused |
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disorder
in which too much |
normal
growth rates In certain ar- |
by
pituitary tumors. If the client |
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pituitary
growth hormone |
eas,
specifically the skull, hands, |
has
been cleared for massage by |
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is
available to tissues in indi- |
and
feet. |
his
or her doctor, conservative |
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viduals
post-puberty. |
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massage
may be appropriate, as |
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long
as the bones and circula- |
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tory
system are basically healthy. |