Anne Grider asks if there is evidence for not massaging a mastitic breast, I 
think vigorous massage can exacerbate mastitis. Milk leaking into surrounding 
tissue would be irritating I would think. 
 I have seen   this one reference, but I do not have the article, and it is 
in russian. the title is interesting. 

Klin Khir. 1980 Jan;(1):30-1. [Breast massage in the initial stages of 
mastitis as 1 of the causes for a severe course of the disease] [Article in 
Russian]Gadzhiev AS, Legchilo AN.PMID: 7374031

Anybody have a translation of it? It is a little old, and I have seen no more 
recent reports, but it amy have some interesting information. 

Thanks, 
Fritzi Drosten RN IBCLC
San Francisco   Bay Area

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