Katelan Sugden a Massage Therapy student practicing her skills while taking precautions to stop the spread of Covid-19.
The Lethbridge College Massage Clinic is taking precautions to stop the spread of COVID-19, while helping students practice their skills and providing the general public a chance to relax.
The clinic moved locations to the first floor of the technology building to be able to split the clinic into two massage rooms. Each room has 12 tables, but only six are used at a time and each of them is separated by curtains. There is soothing music playing and the lights are dimmed in each room, so it is not so bright when the patients roll over.
There is a reception area where they take payments by the entrance, but the doors are locked during clinic hours, so clients need to ring the doorbell so their assigned student will let them in. At the clinic, people are asked to wear masks and apply hand sanitizer and students are pleased that everyone has been very accommodating with these guidelines.
Staff and students say that everyone at the clinic is doing their part, following many protocols to stop the spread of COVID-19, which is very important for everyone’s safety.
“We follow all of Alberta Health guidelines for cleaning and we go above and beyond what they recommend. And we have three different groups of students that come in every other night,” says Amy Reed, Massage Clinic Manager regarding their safety measures.
While helping others relax, students at the massage clinic are keeping themselves and others safe, as they are required to perform enhanced cleaning and to wear a mask at all times and sometimes, that gets pretty hot. “We are constantly changing our masks if we get too sweaty, we are constantly washing our hands, hand sanitizer, lysol wiping everything, so everything is being very clean,” says Kerra Pawlak, Massage Therapy student regarding their routine.
The Lethbridge College Massage Clinic is open to students and the public Monday through Friday from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Monday nights are themed; they offer a seniors night, kids night, runners night, among other themes. To book an appointment, call the clinic at 403-329-7274 and most days, you can book a massage the same day.
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