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"“We help people 40-60(+) in the Lansing area become more active and mobile without invasive surgeries, medications, or procedures.” |
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Hello Friend,
The health and safety of the HCPT family is our priority. With recent news around Coronavirus, we understand you may have questions about how we can all do our part to stay healthy. We want to share the actions we're taking to help protect our patients and what you can do to help as well.
Ways to help keep yourself healthy and boost your immune system:
- Get lots of rest.
- Eat a healthy diet rich in antioxidants (fruits, vegetables, legumes, leafy greens, dark chocolate, nuts…)
- Continue or begin an exercise program.
- Reduce your stress through exercise and meditation.
- Wash your hands regularly with soap and water. This is one of the best ways your we protect ourselves from the spread of germs—it will help protect you, too! Remember to clean the ‘webs’ between fingers and thumbs and wash for at least 20 seconds.
- Don’t have access to soap and water? Use hand sanitizers.
- Avoid touching your face, particularly your eyes, nose or mouth, with your hands.
- When you or your loved ones are sick—stay home from work and school to prevent infecting others.
- Sneezing into tissues or your elbow are great ways to minimize the spread of germs. Always wash your hands with soap and water after you sneeze.
- Unless you are in the healthcare profession or caring for an ill family member or friend, always try to avoid others who are sick.
- Stay informed from reliable sources: The CDC and the World Health Organization (WHO) are updating their sites with the latest information.
What we are doing at HCPT to stay clean and safe:
- Closely monitoring the situation and taking action. We're following updates on COVID-19, including guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and local health officials. We'll continue to take actions necessary to help protect our community.
- As always, we designed our practice with an intimate setting in mind. We will continue to keep our space a low-traffic clinic, which further decreases your risk compared to other higher-traffic areas.
- Wiping down tables with hospital grade germicidal/disinfectant cleaner after every use. This time is built into your appointment slot time.
- Wiping down equipment and mats after every use.
- Clorox wipes available in the gym so that people can be more comfortable with having control over making sure everything is wiped to their comfort level.
- Using lots of bleach and disinfectants regularly in the clinic as a whole.
- Wiping down door knobs and counters regularly and cleaning the straps for equipment and bolster covers.
- Gloves in all rooms available.
- We have hand sanitizers all over the clinic.
- We can offer verbal-cue only sessions for most patients, if requested.
If you are immunocompromised or have other concerns about your safety during this time period, you may also qualify for a remote virtual visit to receive the same quality care from the comfort of your own home without losing progress towards your goals. If this is something you’d prefer, or would like to see if you qualify, please let us know.
Virtual Visit Benefits:
- Your PT gets a front line view of how you are doing any activity at home that may be aggravating your symptoms.
- Guidance for how to do your favorite hobbies with good positioning (gardening, running, tennis, golf).
- Ramp up your exercise program to help maintain your consistency and improve your health.
- Optimize the use of your equipment/props at home for building new self care habits/a home exercise program and fine tuning your form at home.
Small actions can make a big difference when everyone helps out — thanks for doing your part. We will continue to monitor the situation closely for your health.
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| | | Dr. Chris Sovey, DPT, RN, BSN |
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