You’ve booked your first appointment and your massage therapy treatment is nearly here. Here’s what you can expect.
Once your appointment has been confirmed, you will get an email from Mighty Oak with information about your upcoming session. This email also includes an intake form.
Please complete the intake form before arriving at your first appointment. If you have any issues with completing the form, contact us for assistance.
On the forms you’ll provide information such as:
If you have extended health coverage, please bring your policy information with you as well.
We suggest that you arrive at the clinic five to ten minutes before your scheduled appointment time. This will give you time to find our location and secure parking without feeling rushed, and ensuring your appointment begins on time.
Before your massage, you and your therapist will go over your health history and intake forms together, and you may be asked questions to clarify any necessary information.
Your RMT will answer any questions you have, and recommend a treatment that is suitable for your specific goals.
After the assessment, your therapist will step out briefly to give you time to undress to your comfort level and get between the sheets on the massage table.
Once you are comfortably settled on the table, your RMT will knock on the door before coming into the room. For your comfort an electric heating pad will keep you nice and warm throughout your treatment.
Only the area of your body being treated will be uncovered at any particular time.
This is your massage, and your comfort is of the utmost importance. Your Massage Therapist can read an awful lot with only their hands – but unfortunately they cannot read minds!
Your RMT will answer any questions you have and recommend a treatment suitable for your specific goals. As part of our trauma‑informed practice and our regulatory requirement, we include an informed‑consent process to ensure you understand your rights when receiving massage therapy.
After your treatment has ended, your RMT will again leave the room and allow you to redress. You will be asked to leave the door ajar to signal when you are ready.
Then your therapist will come back into the room to discuss your treatment plan and home-care prescription, and also answer any questions you may have.
After your massage, you may feel a bit sore for a day or two, like you’ve had a good workout. This is normal.
Massage is a mechanical stimulus that interacts with your nervous system. Maintaining your usual activities of daily living helps continue to desensitize tissues after treatment. You may resume normal activities after your massage, but avoid doing significantly more than you were doing before treatment to reduce the risk of overload sensitivity.
All that’s left to do is enjoy the feeling of your newly massaged self!
If you have any questions about your first massage appointment with Mighty Oak, please get in touch! We are happy to help clear anything up to ensure your first appointment leaves a good impression :-)