Massage therapy on the Gold Coast seems to be a risk-free approach to symptoms of pain and stiffness, but sometimes the level of experience and knowledge of your massage therapist might complicate things. There are numerous cases of people going for a quick massage to relax only to end up later in the hospital with various health issues due to an undertrained therapist. Although serious complications are indeed rare, they do exist and sometimes they can leave permanent damage, such as paralysis.

One of the most common consequences of going to unqualified massage therapists on the Gold Coast is worsening the injuries you already have or simply causing new injuries. For example, there have been cases where a patient with a sprained ankle ended up going to the emergency room after being massaged by someone who was under-qualified and didn’t realize the sprained ankle shouldn’t have been massaged so vigorously.

There was another case of a man who collapsed after being massaged for a couple of hours which was due to blood poisoning from a detoxifying massage that lasted too long.  A qualified therapist would have known how long the massage should last, depending on the man’s age and medical status and would have asked for feedback during the course of the massage.

Another common injury that is often seen when people go to unqualified massage therapists on the Gold Coast is a neck injury; a neck injury can cause various adverse effects, from numbness to extreme pain and soreness. Although some deep tissue massage techniques may cause a bit of soreness afterwards, too much soreness with inflammation should be a concern.

There have been cases of people who suffered from compression of the upper cervical spinal cord which lead to an emergency trip to the hospital. If you start experiencing nausea during your massage, you should stop immediately and check if it’s due to a spinal cord injury.

Of course, this would not usually happen with a qualified massage therapist on the Gold Coast who knows how and where to put pressure in order to provide safe therapy. Cases in medical journals reported people getting a stroke from massaging their neck for too long and too deep.

Another alarming case was with a man who had his ribs cracked due to an unqualified massage therapist who was massaging his back. If you are wondering how that might happen, it is usually due to heavy pressure put by the massage therapist in the rib region and by pressing the ribcage on the massage table. Of course, the rib cracking is probably one of the most severe things that can happen.

A very common injury that is caused by an underqualified massage therapist who puts pressure in the rib area is the sprain of the costochondral joints. This isn’t as severe as a cracked rib but it can take weeks to heal and the patient will usually experience moderate to severe pain, especially at night, while in bed whenever they are lying on their stomach.

Broken bones and other short term injuries eventually heal, but what would be more frightening than paralyzing just because you chose the wrong massage therapist on the Gold Coast? A man from China was the unlucky patient of a massage therapist with very little experience. While practicing her skills on the man he collapsed and seemed to have trouble breathing.

At the hospital, doctors noticed that he was unconscious and was unable to breathe on his own. X-rays showed that somehow the massage therapist had managed to displace the first and second vertebrae of his neck, which left the man paralyzed.

A similar experience happened to a woman who received a neck massage at her workplace. The woman suffered a stroke after the massage, which ultimately left her paralyzed from the neck down. She considered the massage to be very rough and felt sore and dizzy afterwards, only to be found collapsed in her home a few days later.

This is why health professionals urge those seeking massage to make sure that they fully understand their medical history and they do enough research to find a good Gold Coast massage therapist beforehand. Those suffering from chronic illnesses should be especially careful. Even more, people seeking to relax with a massage or planning to follow a course of treatment that includes regular massage sessions should ask their medical practitioner whether they are a good candidate for this procedure.

Your medical doctor is the only one who can give an accurate opinion based on your medical history. Even then, there’s still a risk that you might end up in the hands of someone inexperienced. There are many unqualified massage therapists on the Gold Coast who leave permanent damage even if you are completely healthy, so researching and dealing with someone with years of experience and great reviews is always the key to a safe massage therapy session.

If you would like to see qualified well-trained massage therapists on the Gold Coast, click and visit www.remedialmassage-goldcoast.com.au and see what you think. This is a massage clinic for pain relief purpose and even medical doctors on the Gold Coast come regularly as patients.

Pain Relief Massage Clinic Gold Coast
192 Brisbane Road, Arundel Gold Coast QLD 4214 Australia
Phone: (07) 5537 7886