As we work our way through this unprecedented pandemic, what are we learning about the massage therapy profession? I am sure there will be more things as this virus spreads on and on. Massage schools were already struggling to attract new students before the pandemic. Schools have moved to some online classes. Could massage school […]
COVID-19 Guidelines for Back to Work
Guidelines, Guidelines and more guidelines from our associations and organizations and from the CDC, OSHA, WHO and more…. but now what? Should you reopen during a pandemic in which there is NO absolute positive way to screen effectively for the virus? Where you work in a closed room and are unable to social distance? How […]
Wearing Facemasks
Think about it. You can clean and clean and rearrange your room and disinfect and change your clothes and shoes and put up sneeze guards and buy fancy table covers and face rest covers and in walk the client who unknowingly has the Novel coronavirus. They don’t have a temperature (many don’t) and no symptoms […]
It is what it is…
And this is what it is. Novel coronavirus is SARS-CoV2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2). It is NOT a flu virus or anything like the flu virus. The symptoms are cough, difficulty breathing, fever, chills, body aches and pains, blood clots, kidney failure, heart failure, pneumonia, lung damage. It can cause headaches, fatigue, gastrointestinal […]
When should YOU reopen your massage business?
Intake and Screening Clients No amount of screening in a massage therapy office can effectively rule out COVID-19 or coronavirus. Intake forms may ask questions and you may be taking the person’s temperature but that does not mean that the person is free from infecting others with the coronavirus. Since the virus is often undetected […]
Cleaning and Disinfecting the Massage Office in the time of COVID-19
Cleaning is the act of removing dirt but does not necessarily disinfect the surface. It is done using soap and water and is done first before disinfection. Sanitizing is not the same as disinfecting. Sanitizing kills bacteria but not viruses. Disinfecting with EPA approved products, kills the viruses, bacteria or other things indicated on the […]