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Massage can be helpful throughout the healing journey after surgery. Lymphatic drainage is recommended at first to reduce swelling. Scar tissue work in later stages is beneficial to reduce restrictions.

Massage has been found to reduce nausea in patients completing chemotherapy. Studies show that an hand and foot massage can help to reduce nausea in clients undergoing some varieties of chemo. It has been suggested that this might be because of a reduction in sympathetic nerve response.