Essential Health Massage Therapy
700 Industrial Ave Ste 220 K1G0Y9 Ottawa, ON, Canada

"Low back pain is the leading cause of disability worldwide and is becoming more common as our population ages." https://theconversation.com/the-guidelines-on-low-back-pain

Happy International Women's Day! Each year, March 8 is an opportunity to celebrate the contributions of women and renew our efforts in achieving gender equality in Canada and around the world. Essential Health Massage Therapy is a Woman-Owned small business, and we count a number of strong and inspiring women among our team! #gogirls (...we've also got some very supportive men on our team and working behind the scenes supporting us! #thanksguys)... #internationalwomensday #ottawa #ottawarmt #ottawamassagetherapy #registeredmassagetherapy #wellness

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We have openings today, Wednesday February 3rd! Click on the Book Now button to grab your spot!

As you are all aware the Government of Ontario recently ordered the closure of all non-essential businesses and services for 28 days starting on December 26th. As Regulated Health Professionals, Registered Massage Therapists at Essential Health Massage Therapy are permitted to continue providing care to our clients. We will remain open throughout the provincial 'lockdown.' If you currently have an appointment booked with us, rest assured, we are here for you. If you would pr...efer to reschedule your appointment, please email [email protected] , or call us at 613-695-4000. Psychotherapy services will continue to occur via phone or video. We will continue to maintain our Covid-19 protocols to ensure we are doing everything we can to keep both therapists and clients safe. If you would like to review what we're doing to provide a safe environment at Essential Health Massage Therapy, click here. If you, or anyone in your household has traveled outside of Canada, please respect the mandated self-isolation period after your return. If you, or anyone in your household are suffering from any of the recognized symptoms of the virus, including fever, cough or difficulty breathing, please self-isolate and contact Ottawa Public Health or your local healthcare provider. Remember, all clients are required to complete the COVID-19 pre-screening questionnaire prior to attending for a scheduled appointment and before entering the clinic. You can email any questions or concerns to [email protected], or call us at 613-695-4000. Stay healthy!

B.Y.O.B. at Essential Health! (...BLANKET!) With cooler weather approaching, we want to make sure that each of you is as comfortable on our massage table as possible, while still adhering to all of the Regulated Health guidelines for Covid-19. The COVID pandemic has resulted in a myriad of new rules for us as a clinic obviously designed to provide an environment that limits the risk of COVID transmission. Mandatory masks, handwashing and increased cleaning requirements are... examples of these new COVID related measures. We strictly adhere to these rules, because it protects you and it protects us. Under these new guidelines the clinic is not able to provide anything in the rooms that cannot be sanitized between each and every appointment many of you have noticed that this includes the blankets we would normally have draped on the tables over the white sheets. There are a number of reasons for this: our laundry contractor cannot provide blankets; we do not have the capacity to wash blankets in-house on a daily basis, and; we don’t have a large stock of warm blankets to allow us to have more than one day’s worth of blankets available in the clinic at any given time. (Did you know that we use between 160-200 clean sheets A WEEK at Essential Health Massage Therapy!?!) So, starting today, if you would like to feel a little cozier on the table, we would invite you to please Bring Your Own Blanket (BYOB)! Your freshly laundered blanket will be put on the table before your appointment, and then you will take it home with you, leaving nothing for us to clean, wash or sanitize. The fine print: - We ask that you don’t bring anything too large, like a queen or king-sized blanket; we need to work around your blanket to provide you with an amazing treatment. Twin sized is a good place to start. - Thick comforter or duvet weight blankets may make it difficult for us to manage the drape of the sheets on you and the table we’d suggest something like a fleece throw blanket. (If you’re still not sure, we can show you what we had been using in the clinic as an example of what to bring) - Please bring your freshly laundered blanket in a clean, closed bag or container. We will put the blanket on the table, and after the treatment it will be returned to your bag/container for you to take home. - Please wash your blanket between appointments! We must stress that we need a clean, freshly laundered blanket at the start of each of your treatments!

SUNDAYS AT ESSENTIAL HEALTH MASSAGE THERAPY!! Yes...Sundays at Essential Health Massage Therapy - you read that correctly! You have asked (repeatedly!) and we've listened! RMT Matthew Smith has added Sunday to his weekly schedule and will start taking clients as of August 23rd between 10:00 AM and 3:30 PM. Matt completed an Advanced Diploma of Massage Therapy at Algonquin College in 2016. Matthew is skilled at treating stress and sports related injuries with a focus in so...ft tissue manipulation. Matthew enjoys working with all athletes, supporting them to meet their physical and wellness goals. Matthew is experienced with treating clients with a wide variety of injuries such as plantar fasciitis, piriformis syndrome, frozen shoulder, and other similar injuries. In addition to his new Sunday hours, Matt is in the clinic Mondays between 12 noon and 7:00 PM, Tuesdays from 11:45 AM and 7:00 PM , Thursdays from 9:45 AM - 3:30 PM and Saturdays between 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM. Matt is fluently bilingual and can offer consultations and treatments in English or French!

Hey Folks! We have 4 spots open today!! Matt has 60 minute spots available at 11am, and 12:30pm. Ryan has 60 minute spots available at 2pm and 6:30pm. Click on the Book Now button above to grab your spot!!

Hey Folks! Make this Wednesday a Wellness Wednesday! We have spots open throughout the day! Click on the Book Now button above to grab your spot!

We're excited to welcome Diana M Sheldrick, RMT, P-ATMAT as the newest member of our team at Essential Health Massage Therapy! #rmt #ottawamassagetherapy #registeredmassagetherapy #ottawarmt #atmat #myottawa #ottawa #canada