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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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Ichthyosis
is pathologically |
Ichthyosis
creates distinctive |
Massage
is definitely indicated |
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dry
skin-muck more severe |
diamond-shaped
"scales" on the |
for
this condition. It probably |
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than
average dry skin. |
skin,
usually on the lower legs. |
won't
be a permanent solution |
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to
this congenital problem, but |
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it
can certainly make it better in |
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the
short run. Take care to avoid |
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areas
where cracking exposes |
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the
blood to the possibility of in- |
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fection. |
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