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Posted by: Tamsin Fudge, 2 Oct 2010 2:35PM
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Post endurance event massage for amputees

I will be giving post event warm down massage at an upcoming event and one team will be an amputee team, which is a new area for me. Does anyone have any suggestions/advice on techniques, areas of focus, musculoskeletal problems associated with using prosthetic limbs in endurance events? Any advice, experiences or literature suggestions welcome.

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Elizabeth Rabone
3 Nov 2010 9:56PM

One brief comment - I've massaged a number of amputees (though not after an endurance event) and they've all liked having the stump where the limb's gone from massaged. Hope it goes well for you.