Common question: Is it possible to be too old to get bodywork?

The simple answer is 'no'.
We are never too old to benefit from touch.
As we age our skin loses collagen and thins. Some of the techniques which are rougher on the skin, such as friction, might be contraindicated, yet there are still many techniques which are of great benefit.

A contraindication is a condition, factor, or reason to withhold a certain treatment or technique; whether that treatment or therapy is drug, surgical, or alternative.
Age, in and of itself, is not a contraindication for massage.

In fact, just the opposite. Massage can help reduce many of the aches and pains we develop as we age.

Shortly after graduating from massage school, the "Nana" of a good friend developed sciatic pain which rapidly halted her usually very active lifestyle at age 89. Despite numerous tests, the doctors couldn't figure out the source of her pain. It reached a point that the doctors were recommending exploratory surgery to try to figure out the source of her pain.

Though it could easily inspire a rant from me, I'm not going to address all of the reasons that I consider the suggestion of 'exploratory' surgery on a person at age 89 irresponsible, from the perspective of the Hippocratic oath to "do no harm".

My friend suggested to his Nana that she try me first, and she did.
We chose a one month plan of her having 2 appointments per week.
Each appointment was a 1 hour full body massage including some passive stretches for the hip area.

She knew by the end of the second week that she wouldn't be needing the surgery.
We did two appointments that following week, but then reduced frequency to one appointment per week for the next month. The next month we reduced the appointments to bi-weekly, and from then on to once a month.

I was blessed to get to work on her right up until her passing. It was a gift for me to get to know someone who gave everyone around them a wonderful example of staying active, loving, and living life to its fullest.