Contraindications For Sound Healing Treatments

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As a general rule, for nearly all people it is safe to work with instruments voice off of the body.The one main exception is for people who live with sound induced epilepsy. People diagnosed with this health condition should NOT RECEIVE a one to one or group sound healing session.During the first trimester (12 weeks) of pregnancy it is advised to not have a sound healing session or exposure to loud sounds OFF of THE BODY. During the first trimester (12 weeks) of pregnancy it is advised to

avoid exposure to deep, low tones, for example tones produced by gongs. There are some conditions for which it is advised that the Sound Healing Practitioner should not work directly ON THE BODY of clients with tuning forks, singing bowls or other instruments. These are listed below:

Do not use sound healing instruments ON THE BODY during pregnancy, especially during the first trimester.

2. Clients SHOULD NOT receive a sound healing session if any of the following medical devices are present: heart pacemaker, stent, shunt, deep brain stimulation or any other implanted electrical device.

CONTRAINDICATIONS FOR TREATMENT

Do not use sound healing instruments:

on any deep vein thrombosis in the leg or known thrombi.
on open wounds.
on acute inflammations and tumors.
directly on or above a heart pacemaker, defibrillator, stent, shunt, deep brain stimulation (DBS) or other implanted electrical device. Keep a distance of at least 20 cm / 8 inches from where it is implanted.
directly on the chest or back of people with artificial heart valves, or cardiac arrhythmia.
around the neck in case of carotid atherosclerosis.
directly on or anywhere in the immediate area of a metallic implant.
post surgery before the sutures have been removed and the scar is not fully healed and closed.

The sound healing instruments must not be used:

directly on implants (or near implants until they have completely healed)
directly on screws
directly on artificial joints
directly on inflamed joints and veins
directly on the skin in the case of inflammatory skin disorders
directly on sebaceous cysts
directly on weeping eczema
in the case of other inflammatory processes generally associated with fever
near diseased veins
on the stomach or back of a pregnant woman

Treatment should not commence until three days after injury, at the earliest, for whiplash.