The nurse is educating a patient with phlebitis of the left leg. What alternative therapy should this patient avoid until the condition is resolved?
a. Acupuncture
b. Therapeutic massage
c. Yoga
d. Acupressure
ANS: B
Therapeutic massage is contraindicated in conditions such as thrombosis, phlebitis, and infective skin diseases.
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