What Is It/		How Is It Recognized/	Is Massage indicated
Condition Name	What Are They?		How Are They Recognized?	or Contraindicated?
Hernia		A hernia is a hole or rip in	Abdominal hernias usually show	Massage is locally contraindi-
(page 99)		the abdominal wall or the	some bulging and mild-to-severe	cated for unreduced hernias,
		inguinal ring through which	pain, depending on whether or	and systemically contraindicated
		the small intestines may	not a portion of the small intes-	for unreduced hernias that show
		protrude. A hiatal hernia	tine is trapped. Hiatal hernias are	signs of infection. For recent
		forms where the diaphragm	usually distinguished by the pres-	surgeries, postoperative proto-
		opens to allow the esopha-	ence of chronic heartburn.	cols should be observed. For
		gus to pass; when this hole		old hernia surgeries, massage is
		becomes wider, the stom-		indicated.
		ach protrudes upwardly.

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