CONSULTATION AND RECORD CARD

WHAT IS A CONTRAINDICATION?

A CONTRAINDICATION IS A REASON TO NOT PERFORM YOUR TREATMENT. IF YOU ARE UNDER 16 YEARS OF AGE YOU MUST HAVE A PARENTAL CONSENT.

YOU HAVE TWO TYPES OF CONTRAINDICATIONS, MEDICAL OR RESTRICTED. IF YOU SEE ANY MEDICAL CONTRAINDICATIONS PLEASE ASK CLIENTS TO SEEK DOCTORS ADVICE AND DO NOT TREAT.

FUNGAL, BACTERIAL INFECTION (COMMONLY SEEN AS A GREEN NAIL) PARONYCHIA (INFLAMMATION TO THE SKIN, SOMETIMES WITH PUS) WARTS/VERRUCA’S (HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS, CRUSTY SPOTS TO THE SKIN) INFECTIOUS SKIN DISEASES (IMPETIGO, RINGWORM, SCABIES, CHICKEN POX, MUMPS)

PREGNANCY YOU MUST WAIT THREE MONTHS TO TREAT SKIN CONDITIONS (ECZEMA, DERMATITIS, PSORIASIS) CUTS/ABRASIONS/BROKEN LIMBS/BRUISING/SWELLING DIABETES (HIGHER RISK OF INFECTION, SLOWER HEALING) DO NOT DO THE CUTICLES WITH METAL IMPLEMENTS. WARTS/VERRUCA’S (HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS, CRUSTY SPOTS TO THE SKIN) COVER WITH PLASTERS BEFORE TREATING REFER TO DOCTORS

SWELLING TO THE SKIN ABNORMAL ERYTHEMA BRUISING

IF YOU SEE RESTRICTED CONTRAINDICATIONS, PLEASE REQUEST A DOCTOR’S NOTE OR WAIT FOR THE CONDITION TO CLEAR UP BEFORE TREATING.

CONTRA-ACTIONS

YOU MUST IMMEDIATELY STOP TREATMENT IF YOU SEE ANY VISIBLE SIGNS OF REACTION SUCH AS