UPDATE: FROM THE DESK OF Essential Therapeutic Massage

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 I hope this finds you and your family in good health. While many things have changed, one thing has remained the same: my commitment to your safety and health. By its very nature, massage and bodywork requires skin-to-skin contact and you should be familiar with the fact that infection control has always been a top priority for my practice. 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). You may see some changes when it is time for your next appointment. I made these changes to help protect my clients and myself:

• I will communicate with you beforehand to obtain updates to your health information and ask you specifically about your potential exposure to COVID-19.• When you arrive at the office, I'll ask that you wait in your vehicle until I text you or call you to come in. This ensures that we don't have too many people in the reception area at one time.
• I will greet you at the door and use a no touch thermal temperature screening to confirm that you don't have a fever.
• I'll ask you if you have developed any symptoms of illness since we spoke on the phone. If you feel ill on the day of your session, there is no penalty for canceling your appointment. Massage is not advised if you have any symptoms of illness.
• Please bring a face mask to use while you are in the building, and during your massage. • I will ask you to sign an informed consent form that states, "I understand that close contact with people increases the risk of infection from COVID-19. By signing this form, I acknowledge that I am aware of the risks involved and give consent to receive massage from this practitioner."• There is a hand-hygiene station that I will ask you to use when you enter the office. You will also find hand sanitizes in the reception area and other places in the office for you to use as needed. I look forward to seeing you again and am happy to answer any questions you may have about Sincerely yours, Kim JohnsonTHANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION AND LOYALTY AS CLIENT IN THESE CHALLENGING TIMES

Allow ample time between clients to properly use disinfectant products, including required contact times. » Clients receiving massage shall have tax or phone call pre session health intake processes and communication 24 hours prior to scheduled massage.

Have you been asked to self isolate or quarantine by a doctor or a local public health official in the last 14 days?

Have you experienced any cold or flu-like symptoms in the last 14 days (fever, cough, shortness of breath or other respiratory problem)?

Have you had dose contact with or cared for someone diagnosed with COVID-I9, or someone exhibiting cold or flu like symptoms within the last 14 days?

Have you been tested for COVID-I9? If so What type of test did you have? When were you tested? What was the result?

UPON ARRIVAL
Ask clients to wait in their cars or outside until I text them or call them to come in.
» Greet clients at the door, avoiding practices such as handshaking or hugging. Use a no-touch thermal temperature scan to confirm the client's temperature is no higher than 100.4°F [38°C]. If a client has a temperature above 100.4°F, or if they have developed cold or flu-like symptoms or other symptoms suggesting illness since the pre-session phone call, reschedule their massage session and suggest that they call their primary care provider for consultation.» If the client arrives wearing medical gloves, request that they remove these gloves before entry, as gloves may be contaminated with respiratory droplets from the client touching their nose or face. Conm that the client has an acceptable face mask. If the client does not have an acceptable face mask, a disposable face mask will be provided.
» Ask the client to sanitize their hands with an alcohol-based hand sanitizer and demonstrate how to put on and take off the face mask correctly using my mask as an example. The client should sanitize their hands before putting on their mask.
» Escort the client to the session room.Friends and family of the client are not allowed to wait in the reception area while the client receives massage, unless they are that client's legal guardian.» Both myself and client must wear a face mask during the session. The client must also wear a face mask from the time they enter to the time they leave the facility.
» The CDC suggests that COVID-19 infected respiratory droplets can be dispersed when people talk. For this reason, talking is limited to communication about pressure, warmth, and comfort while in the enclosed space of the session room.» Intra-oral or nasal massage is prohibited at this time because it increases the risk of COVID-19 exposure.» Because a face mask is worn for the duration of the massage, safe face massage is not possible and therefore prohibited at this time. If applicable, utilize electronic methods for charting and client surveys/feedback. 0 I shall disinfect my hands directly after handling client payment materials such as credit cards, cash and receipts as these surfaces may be contaminated.» Request that the client sanitize their hands with an alcohol based hand sanitizes directly before they leave the session room and before they pass through common areas of the facility.