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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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Gout
is an inflammatory |
Acute
gout causes joints to be- |
Massage
is systemically contrain- |
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arthritis
caused by deposits |
come
red, hot, swollen, shiny, and |
dicated
for gout in the acute |
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of
sodium urate (uric acid) |
extremely
painful. It usually has a |
stage,
and locally contraindi- |
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in
and around joints, espe- |
sudden
onset. |
cated
for gouty joints at all |
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cially
in the feet. |
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times. |
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