Covid-19

October 2023 update:

This is only on here yet because you never know when we will get another outbreak...heaven forbid

Masks are OPTIONAL.  

However,  If you require the massage therapist to wear a mask, or if you choose to wear a mask during the massage session.  no questions will be asked.  I just want everyone to be comfortable.

If you are not feeling well, please reschedule.  If the therapist is not feeling well your session will be rescheduled.

Covid-19 Questions based on the Ministry of Health.

Have you had close contact with anyone with acute respiratory illness or travelled outside Canada in the past 14 days?

Have you tested positive fo COVID-19 in the past 10 days or have you been told you should be isolating?

Have you had a confirmed case of COVID-19 or had close contact with a confirmed case of COVID-19 without wearing proper PPE?

Do you have any of the following symptoms:

• Fever and /or chills
• New onset of cough, worsening chronic cough
• shortness of breath, difficulty breathing
• decrease or loss of taste or smell
• If adult >18 years of age:  unexplained fatigue/malaise/muscle aches/ lethargy
• If child <18 years of age:  nausea/vomiting, diarrhea, 

If you are 70 years or older, are you experiencing any of the following symptoms;  delirium, unexplained or increased number of falls, acute functional decline, or worsening of chronic conditions?

If you have answered NO, you may enter the premises.  Please wait until your scheduled appointment time to enter and do not bring anyone with you as we are limiting the number of clients in our building.

There will be hand sanitizer or your use just inside the door and a sign-in sheet for tracking. 

Please note:  you MUST wear a CLEAN, DRY FACE MASK (disposable or cloth) before entering the building.  If you need one I can supply one.

If you answered YES to any of the screening questions or refuse to answer, then you have failed the screening and cannot enter the building.  Please consider rescheduling your appointment for at least another 14 days.

With Ontario's Provincial Emergency and Stay-at-Home order in effect, should I be continuing my Massage treatment?

Ontarians should be staying at home with the exception of essential trips like picking up groceries or going to medical appointments.

When is Massage Therapy "Essential"?

Ask yourself these questions and/or communicate with your RMT:

• Will my condition worsen without treatment (e.g. physical symptoms, associated mental health, acute pain/injury, chronic unstable condition)?
• Am I likely to suffer acute, severe or imminent harm if treatment is delayed (e.g. unstable chronic condition, new symptoms requiring a physical exam)?
• Am I at high risk to experience severe outcomes if I contract COVID-19 (e.g. asthmatic, diabetes, immune compromised, over age of 65)?
• Bear in mind if the risk of COVID-19 to the client and RMT is higher than the expected benefit of treatment, the RMT may delay treatment until the community risk decreases.

Massage Therapy also has three of five key factors associated with transmission:

•      Close Contact
•      Closed Spaces
•      Prolonged Exposure

The other two factors are:  

•      Forceful Exhalation and 
•      Crowded Places.

We continue to implement all of our infection prevention and control guidelines to keep our office space as safe as we can and minimize risk of transmission.

Expect to be contacted by your RMT regarding your upcoming appointment to help you determine if in-person treatment is the best option for your on-going care during these unprecedented times.