The client has now been cleared for massage by a physician. What would be the most appropriate goal for your treatments?
a. Reducing inflammation in the affected area
b. Releasing adhesions in the injured tissues
c. Creating a functional scar
check d. All of the above are appropriate goals.
Explanation: Once in the post-acute stages on an injury, the goals of massage are to reduce inflammation that promotes the formation of scar tissue, break up adhesions that have formed within surrounding tissues, align scar tissues with healthy tissues and create a functional scar.