New Covid -19 Regulations, 2021 Face Masks
Face masks will now be worn in the treatment room AT ALL TIMES unless otherwise instructed by myself, the Massage Therapist. The treatment will not proceed until a mask is worn. Every time, before and after a mask is touched, hand sanitizer will be provided and must be used. This will be documented in your file. If refusal for an individual to wear a mask occurs, the treatment will be stopped immediately and the individual will be asked to leave the clinic and the incident will be recorded in their file. The individual will be considered as a 'no show' and will charged the 24 hour cancellation/ no show fee of 50% their treatment cost. Screening Forms Protocols still being held in place are the 48 hour e-mailed Covid-19 prescreening form which is sent via e-mail with the reminder e-mail, unless discussed before otherwise. This form must be read and submitted before each and every massage. This form is a liability form for the Massage Therapist, and if not completed before the scheduled massage I will be forced to reschedule the appointment. The contact tracing/ screening form will still be present when entering the clinic before entering the treatment room. If you do experience one or more of the symptoms it is recommend to self isolate and dial 811 for further medical instructions. Booking and Cancellation/ No Show Policy Haley Lambert RMT will be requiring a 24 hour cancellation notice if you need to reschedule or cancel the appointment unless the reason is Covid-19 related. If the cancellation is due to a Covid -19 related incident, please participate in the Alberta Health rules and regulations and contact 811 for further medical instructions. No fee will be added to the file and the appointment will be reschedule for a later date. Before booking appointments, Haley Lambert RMT will now be requesting a credit card number from new clients to be held on file. The card will not charged unless the cancellation/ no show policy is not honoured. If you do not own a credit card, a deposit of $20 will be required to hold your appointment request. To learn more about the Cancellation/ No Show Policy and Rules, scroll down closer to the bottom of the page. Now Selling Gift Certificates Online:
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(403) 596-4986 Massage Therapy services provided at 4912 50 Street, Ponoka, Alberta, T4J 1J5 Located in Ponoka Family Chiropractic
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ServicesGeneral Swedish Massage
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What to Expect
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Booking an Appointment
You may call/ text or book online for an appointment. A credit card number will be asked for to keep on file to secure the appointment. If you do not own a credit card, a deposit of $20 must be e-transferred to Haley.Lambert.RMT@hotmail.com. The card will not charged unless the cancellation/ no show policy is not honoured. After Booking an Appointment A confirmation email will be sent out with a form at the bottom of the email of what to expect before and during arrival for your massage treatment. Two days before your scheduled appointment you will receive a reminder email. With this email there will be an attached pre-screening document that must be filled 24 hours before the appointment. With the Clinic Sense software, it will inform me if you have or have not signed and submitted the forms. If I have not received confirmation of the completed form the day before your appointment, I will text to remind you to fill the form out. This form must be done before every treatment, even if you may be scheduled for multiple sessions in the same week. If I do not receive this confirmation within 24 hours before your appointment, I will be forced to cancel your appointment and reschedule you for another day. This all must be done online or by phone. If you knowingly have been subjected to one of the pre-screening questions, I ask that you self isolate and complete the COVID-19 Self Assessment Test found at https://ca.thrive.health/covid19/en. If the test recommends that you be tested, or that you self isolate, you must cancel your appointment. No services will be preformed on anyone who has a symptom of COVID-19. If you have a pre- existing condition that subjects you to have a symptom of COVID-19 we ask that you get a current clearance from your doctor or a negative result from a testing kit. - If you are a new client, you must fill out the necessary intake form online 24 hours before the scheduled appointment. It MUST be submitted online. If there is paperwork that you, the client, needs to provide in order to allow for direct billing to health care insurance plan, it must be completed by the client and forwarded to myself via email before attendance at the appointment Upon Arrival Please do not arrive no more than 5 minutes before the expected appointment time. If you arrive before this time, please remain in your vehicle until 5 minutes before your appointment time and message by text or phone call that you are waiting. I am sanitizing the space to ensure limited exposure and I will call/ text back when I am done. I will then unlock the door and message you when to come in. No extra guests may accompany you for the treatment unless the client is a minor and must be accompanied by a guardian/ parent. Once inside the building please sanitize your hands at a designated sanitation station that will be set up. Before approaching forward, I will greet you, wearing a face mask. You will once more be screened for possible symptoms of COVID-19 and fill out a contact tracing form. If you answer yes to any of the screening questions, massage therapy is absolutely contraindicated and you will be asked to leave and reschedule the appointment by phone at another time until you are cleared by a local health authority about the symptoms. If you have answered no to all the screening questions, I will ask you to follow the tape markings on the floor to the treatment room. This is to promote social distancing as much as possible. Washrooms are available however I do ask that you use your own facilities before you come to your appointment. If you do use the facilities before entering the treatment room, I will have to clean and sanitize the area before the session can start, ultimately cutting into the treatment time. We also ask that you are well hydrated before the appointment as the water cooler is not allowed to be used. I can supply you with a water bottle however the drink itself must be consumed out of the clinic. |
During Treatment
Once in the treatment room, if you are all ready not wearing a mask, please sanitize your hands and proceed to put on your mask. Once doing so you can take a seat and wait for myself to enter. We can proceed with the regular consultation, assessment, treatment, and possible homecare. There will be a plastic bin for you to put your belongings. This bin is washed and sanitized before and after every client. It is mandatory to wear a mask in the treatment room unless specified by the Massage Therapist. If you refuse to wear a mask the treatment will stop and will not proceed any further. You can either bring in your own mask or I can provide you with a disposable mask for $2 (price per mask by supplier. Amount may be subject to change depending on market prices/ shipping costs). It is recommended by my association, CMMOTA, while getting a treatment in either the supine or side lying position that you wear goggles. This is not mandatory but is a recommendation. Goggles will be provided if you want to use them. I ask that you please leave the goggles for cleaning and sanitation after the treatment. If you would like to keep the goggles, you can purchase them for $5 (price per set of goggles by supplier). Upon request I can use latex free gloves for the treatment. Even when wearing gloves I will be following proper hand hygiene protocols. After Treatment I will be leaving the room and washing my hands as per usual after a treatment. At this time, you will be asked to get dressed, leave protective eyewear if used on the massage table as well as the bin you used for your clothing/ belonging. Once fully dressed please wait in the treatment room for myself to return. I will then re-enter the room, ask how you are feeling and if you have any questions. Home care and remedial exercises may be given at this time. In the treatment room we will then proceed to payment. Be prepared to pay by contactless methods (e.g. tap, insert or eTransfer). Debit payments are by tap only and cannot exceed a limit of $100. So be prepared if needing to eTransfer. The receipt will be issued via email. Booking Next Appointment We can either schedule your next appointment in the treatment room before leaving or you can reschedule at a later day or time by online booking or calling/ texting. The pre-screening protocols will be issued for every massage even if you schedule for a new appointment following your previous one. So be aware that when booking again you will need to fill out the pre-screening forms online and submit them no less than 24 hours before your appointment. If unwell in any way, please reschedule the appointment to a later date. What to Expect from Myself, the Massage Therapist I will be wearing a mask, I will be washing and sanitizing my hands between clients as well as when putting on PPE supplies and taking off PPE supplies. I will be using clean, bleached linens, pillowcases and towels for each client. I will be regularly sanitizing touched surfaces in the treatment room including the desk, treatment table with the legs, the face cradle, the chair, doorknob and coat hooks. The pillows I use have a vinyl covering and will be disinfected for every client. The washroom will be cleaned and disinfected between every single use. The front counter will be wiped down as well as the sanitization table in-between every client who enters the facilities. |
Cancellation/ No Show Policies and Procedures
If a client fails to cancel or reschedule an appointment 24 hours before the scheduled time of the appointment without a confirmation, except if having signs or symptoms of COVID-19, a missed appointment fee of 50% of the treatment cost will be charged to the client's account. This cancellation fee cannot be covered by insurance. A cancellation/ no show e-mail will be sent with a payable invoice. This payment will be due upon the arrival of your next visit unless paid for before hand online.
If a cancellation with less than 24 hours notice, a no show, or an incident that may occur to then be deemed as a 'no show', has been not paid within 30 days; the charge of $20 will be added to the credit card on file. The owing amount of the fee to be added to the account which will be collected upon arrival of your next visit.
If providing a $20 deposit, that amount will be collected by myself, Haley Lambert RMT and the owing amount of the fee will be added to the account which will be collected upon arrival of your next visit.
An issued receipt will then be sent via email unless discussed otherwise for a paper copy.
If your benefit provider's plan covers the entire cost of the treatment and a deposit has been placed; or if there is money owed back after the insurance is processed, the money will be returned at the end of day via e-transfer to the same email it was sent by.
If a cancellation with less than 24 hours notice, a no show, or an incident that may occur to then be deemed as a 'no show', has been not paid within 30 days; the charge of $20 will be added to the credit card on file. The owing amount of the fee to be added to the account which will be collected upon arrival of your next visit.
If providing a $20 deposit, that amount will be collected by myself, Haley Lambert RMT and the owing amount of the fee will be added to the account which will be collected upon arrival of your next visit.
An issued receipt will then be sent via email unless discussed otherwise for a paper copy.
If your benefit provider's plan covers the entire cost of the treatment and a deposit has been placed; or if there is money owed back after the insurance is processed, the money will be returned at the end of day via e-transfer to the same email it was sent by.
Haley Lambert RMT
Haley was born and raised in a small town of Bright's Grove, Ontario. She received her training and diploma at Lambton College in Sarnia, Ontario; graduating in the summer of 2013. Once she completed her training of 2,200 hours she moved to Grande Prairie, Alberta. Since then she has developed her skills as a Registered Massage Therapist while being an active member for CMMOTA. Haley has completed both her practical and written Ontario board exams.
She now lives in Ponoka, Alberta working down town in the city of Ponoka out of the Ponoka Family Chiropractic clinic.
Haley is excited to treat the people of central Alberta!
In her spare time she enjoys the summertime and the outdoors. Participating in activities of hiking, fishing, yoga, weight lifting, writing and playing the drums and piano.
In the future, Haley hopes to be able to go back to school and get a degree in kinesiology and eventually open up her own wellness/ rehabilitation clinic.
She now lives in Ponoka, Alberta working down town in the city of Ponoka out of the Ponoka Family Chiropractic clinic.
Haley is excited to treat the people of central Alberta!
In her spare time she enjoys the summertime and the outdoors. Participating in activities of hiking, fishing, yoga, weight lifting, writing and playing the drums and piano.
In the future, Haley hopes to be able to go back to school and get a degree in kinesiology and eventually open up her own wellness/ rehabilitation clinic.
Frequently Asked Questions
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What is Massage Therapy?
Massage Therapy is the manipulation of the soft tissues of the body including muscles, connective tissue, tendons, ligaments and joints. Massage therapy helps alleviate the soft tissue discomfort associated with everyday and occupational stresses, muscular over-use and many chronic pain conditions. If employed early enough after accidents involving trauma and injury, massage therapy can greatly reduce the development of painful muscular patterning. Does Massage Therapy Hurt?
As with many treatments affecting the soft tissue, there are times when massage therapy can cause some light discomfort but it is not harmful. Discomfort usually diminishes and no technique of this nature is used without the therapist first discussing it with the client and obtaining your permission. A comfort scale will be established and the therapist will work to the client's tolerance level. The client can stop or change the treatment at any time and Massage therapists will modify their techniques to meet their client's needs. Do I have to remove all my clothing for a Massage Therapy?
No. Your comfort as a client is of the utmost to all Registered Massage Therapists, whether that is in the context of the clothing you wear or the treatment you receive. Massage Therapists can provide important treatment whether you elect to remove any, some, or all of your clothing. All RMTs are trained in proper draping procedures to ensure that your privacy is completely respected at all times during treatment. Your comfort and ability to relax is paramount to effective treatment. Registered Massage Therapists will also describe the treatments to be provided to ensure that you are comfortable with them. Your consent is sought before treatment is provided. If you are uncomfortable, your RMT wants you to let them know immediately, whether that discomfort involves the treatment, draping or any pain you may experience. Be sure and discuss the most effective means of treatment with your Massage Therapist. |
How often should I receive a Massage?
Some people believe that one treatment is enough; however, massage therapy is most beneficial in acute conditions when used over a series of treatments and then followed up with maintenance or preventive treatments. Through mutual discussion, your Massage Therapist can help you establish a program which fits your physical needs and lifestyle. Your Massage Therapist is most interested in your recovery and in the maintenance of your health. Any recommendation for further treatment is being made by a qualified health professional and is made with your utmost care in mind. How can Massage Therapy Help Me?
Massage therapy can be beneficial to people of all ages and conditions and is widely used to help obtain relief from many specific problems, including:
What Happens my first Visit?
On the first visit you will complete a confidential health history as part of your assessment. This is important as the Massage Therapist needs to know if you have any medical conditions or are taking any medications. The Massage Therapist will listen to your concerns, assess your individual needs as well as other factors that may be contributing to your injury (lifestyle, nutritional status, etc.). The Massage Therapist will then develop a treatment plan with you to ensure you receive appropriate treatment that will help you return, as much as possible, to your normal activities. |