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band aids!

About 5 minutes before my first client this morning I caught the back of my index finger on a corner of a display case and gouged a deep little cut.

I've tried liquid bandaid in the past, doesn't stay on.

I've never tried to use a regular band aid or a cloth one during a massage, and i HATE wearing gloves. Digging around in the first aid kit I found a box of Band-Aid brand Water Block Plus.

They work!!! I confirmed that my client still wanted to have the massage today with my finger bandaged. Started gently to test it, stayed perfectly in place through a full 90 minute massage. The outside of the band aid is this weird flexible semisoft plastic with drag similar to skin- glides just fine with Biotone cream. Absolute life saver. Every therapist should have these in their first aid kit.

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Permalink Reply by Linda LePelley, RN, NMT on September 22, 2012 at 5:54pm

Thank you for the great tip. I have very rarely needed to use a bandaid, but it happens, and this sounds like the perfect solution.

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Permalink Reply by Daniel Cohen on September 23, 2012 at 11:20am

Thanks, sounds like something that would be good to keep around. I try to be very careful with my tools, but accidents happen.

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Permalink Reply by Jimswife on September 23, 2012 at 4:43pm

Thanks Cassandra! I love hearing these little tips. I don't like wearing gloves either. I have discovered that the small clear waterproof bandages work pretty well. They stay on during the massage. I do change it between clients just to make sure that there isn't a problem. I have also used Nexcare Skin crack repair to cover small cuts. Especially those little ones around the nail if you clip your nails just a little too short. It doesn't burn like liquid bandaid does. (most of the time I use both the bandaid and skin repair just in case I do have a situation during the massage where the bandage doesn't stay on)

I mentioned clipping my finger nails and it made me look down at mine as I was typing. I sure do miss having pretty nails! LOL