Winter 2021 COVID-19 Office Policies
Welcome! My commitment to your safety and health is paramount during these stressful times.
As we navigate life with additional requirements and modify existing measures due to the Coronavirus, please help me to support all of my clients by cooperating with some new requirements.
My practice follows Practice Guidelines recommended by the Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards (FSMTB), along with infection control recommendations made by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
I am fortunate to be able to support folks with orthopedic massage. My office mates and I have done everything we can to provide a safe place to receive. Please understand we maintain the right to refuse treatment if necessary. And in turn, if at any time, there is anything you are uncomfortable with, you also maintain the right to refuse treatment.
Although we’ve made some visual changes with the furnishings of the office, we think you will find it relaxing and comfortable. Please take a deep breath knowing we are here to lend support :)
Requirements before & upon arrival:
While in the office:
During the massage session:
Clients at High Risk:
While information is still limited, the CDC indicates that these underlying conditions place people at higher risk for severe illness from COVID-19:
Unless otherwise directed by your primary health care provider, if you are under higher risk of severe illness from COVID-19, you should forgo massage therapy while the virus is present in our communities.
Lastly, I am required to maintain a log of clients and their contact information for 30 days in the event contact tracing is required by the Department of Health.
Thank you for patience and respecting my new policies during this time. Warmly~Melissa :)
Welcome! My commitment to your safety and health is paramount during these stressful times.
As we navigate life with additional requirements and modify existing measures due to the Coronavirus, please help me to support all of my clients by cooperating with some new requirements.
My practice follows Practice Guidelines recommended by the Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards (FSMTB), along with infection control recommendations made by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
I am fortunate to be able to support folks with orthopedic massage. My office mates and I have done everything we can to provide a safe place to receive. Please understand we maintain the right to refuse treatment if necessary. And in turn, if at any time, there is anything you are uncomfortable with, you also maintain the right to refuse treatment.
Although we’ve made some visual changes with the furnishings of the office, we think you will find it relaxing and comfortable. Please take a deep breath knowing we are here to lend support :)
Requirements before & upon arrival:
- Well fitting masks, preferably surgical/procedure masks are required to wear at all times while you are in the building, and during your session. If you happen to forget one, please knock and I will bring one out for you.
- When you arrive at the office, I ask that you wait outside until the time of your appointment. This ensures that I don’t have other people in the entrance area.
- Please let me greet you outside door where we can talk, I will open it for you, as it will be locked.
- I will communicate with you beforehand via-email or phone, to obtain updates to your health information and ask you specifically about your potential exposure to COVID-19.
- Unless you have already done an informed consent form online, I will ask you to sign the consent form HERE.
While in the office:
- Come on in and make your way to the bathroom to wash your hands.
- Hand sanitizer is available in the entrance area, and around the office for you to use as needed.
- Please remove your shoes at any of the mats and leave your coat/umbrella/purse/phone, on the coat rack and/or wire shelving unit. If you have a change of clothes with you, please change in the treatment room :)
- In the treatment room I’ll have a bin for your clothing to be placed in.
- When your session is finished, please open the door and I will come back in to talk and collect payment.
- Please help yourself to the bathroom, and feel free to wash your hands before your leave.
During the massage session:
- As a face mask will be worn during your session, unfortunately face massage is not possible and is prohibited at this time.
- And lastly, although I would love to talk, CDC suggests that COVID-19 droplets can be dispersed when people talk, so conversation will be kept to a minimum.
Clients at High Risk:
While information is still limited, the CDC indicates that these underlying conditions place people at higher risk for severe illness from COVID-19:
- People 65 years or older
- Chronic lung disease
- Moderate to severe asthma
- Heart conditions
- Compromised or suppressed immunity
- Severe obesity (body mass index of 40 or higher)
- Diabetes
- Chronic kidney disease
- Liver disease
Unless otherwise directed by your primary health care provider, if you are under higher risk of severe illness from COVID-19, you should forgo massage therapy while the virus is present in our communities.
Lastly, I am required to maintain a log of clients and their contact information for 30 days in the event contact tracing is required by the Department of Health.
Thank you for patience and respecting my new policies during this time. Warmly~Melissa :)