09/01/2020
Dear Pozé Massages clients,
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 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. For example:
• I will communicate with you beforehand, via NEW online booking www.vagaro.com/pozemassages, 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 will ask that you wait in your vehicle until I text you or call you to come in. This ensures that we do not 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 do not have a fever.
• I will 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.
• While information is limited, the CDC indicates that these underlying conditions place people at a 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
Clients at higher risk of severe illness from COVID-19 should forgo massage, while the virus is present in their community.
• Please bring a face mask to use while you are in the building, and if you wish, during your massage.
• Prior to booking, you will fill out Covid-19 forms online. One of which 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 and/or available for you to use as needed.
I look forward to seeing you again and am happy to answer any questions you may have about the steps I take to keep you, and every client, safe in my practice.
To make an appointment, please use NEW booking site www.vagaro.com/pozemassages. My practice is tentatively scheduled to open this month of September 2020.
Thank you for being my client. I value your trust and loyalty and look forward to welcoming you back to a safe, therapeutic touch environment.
Nadine
Your License Massage Therapist
Pozé is a Haitian Creole word meaning to relax and my goal is reduce your level of stress, during each massage therapy session.
