Lindsay Heyland RMT
30 Richards Drive B3A2P2 Dartmouth, NS, Canada

Happy Friday! I was truly overwhelmed by the number of messages sent about returning to the clinic, and my apologies to anyone who I haven't yet responded to. My schedule has been updated, and is now live, so please feel free to book yourself in for an appointment! Speaking of which, my daily schedule has been greatly reduced to allow proper cleaning between patients. As a result, I am currently unable to accept new patients. If you are in need of a new therapist, please let ...me know and I will happily offer recommendations! Although regulations and recommendations are likely going to change in the days and weeks to come, here are the ways in which my work space will change: - Each appointment will be followed by a 30 minute sanitation block. People from the same household should contact me in advance to arrange back-to-back sessions. - Only one person (or two from the same household) will be permitted in the space at a time. - No Waiting Room. In order to avoid contact with other patients. Please aim to arrive five minutes before your appointment, and immediately head down to wash your hands. Regarding masks - I will be wearing a mask for each appointment. Patients are not required to wear a mask, but are welcome to do so. The clinic will not be providing masks. Please be sure to check your reminder email before each appointment for any protocol updates. Thank you all for your patience, support, and understanding during this transition, and I can't wait to see you all in the coming days and weeks!

Well, we just got the big news and it looks like massage therapy can restart as of June 5! That being said, therapists were not given any early notice of this news, so I’m going to need a day or two to get my ducks in a row on the backend. Please bear with me and I should have the online schedule ready for end of day Friday.... Looking forward to seeing you all soon!

With the clinic closed, we have lots of time to share activities. So today it’s story time!

COVID-19 UPDATE Odd as it may sound, I've been very fortunate to have had my family vacation begin on March 13. We made the decision the night before to stay home rather than travel to visit family in Ontario and since then I've been able to sit back with my husband and digest the rapidly shifting COVID-19 pandemic situation. While I want to pretend that our little clinic is immune to the spread of this disease, it's becoming increasingly clear that doing so would be a selfis...h decision. Given the encouragement for social distancing and self isolation during this time, the responsible choice is clearly to reschedule all appointments for the remainder of the month. As this virus spreads without symptoms for an average of 12 days, I don't want to risk the health and safety of our patient community, my own family, or the population at large. Furthermore, the Provincial Government has announced that all personal service establishments must shut down for the time being. While most of you would likely argue that my clinic in the category of health care, I'm not keen to have that debate when anxieties are running high. For now, let's assume that all appointments in March are cancelled. I will be reaching out as soon as we have an indication from our Government to safely resume our work together. Government officials and community leaders are encouraging us all to stay home for the next few weeks. Together, we can mitigate the burden this pandemic is going to place on our health care system, and protect those most vulnerable to the worst effects of this nasty virus. If you have any questions, or just want to hear a friendly voice, please reach out for a chat. Missing you all, and hoping you are all well and tucking in for a few weeks of healthy rest!