Update on Covid-19 and Clinic Safety

At Articulate Physiotherapy we are conscious of the current health issue regarding the Novel virus COVID-19, and as always are committed to ensuring the health and safety of all of our patients and clients. In accordance with the Australian Government Department of Health's recommendations, we kindly ask that anyone who is feeling unwell to please keep their practice at home & to seek medical attention if they have any further concerns.

Also in accordance with the government's travel restrictions, we kindly ask anyone who has been to China, Iran, South Korea, and/or Italy to please keep a home practice away from the studio for the recommended isolation period of 14 days, before coming back to Pilates classes. 

At Articulate we have members of our community that are of higher risk and as a community there are numerous steps that we can all take to limit transmission.

1. Practice good cough and sneeze hygiene (use the Dracula technique) into the crook of the elbow or better yet into a disposable tissue
2.  Wash your hands carefully and thoroughly before coming into Articulate or after coughing or sneezing, and after each class.
3. Avoid touching your face whilst in your classes or one on one sessions.

If we all utilise the steps above it will go a long way to limit community transmission within the clinic environment. Articulate Physiotherapy is responding internally to CV-19 by:

• Increasing the cleaning of the clinic – including door handles, Pilates equipment, clinic rooms and towels and other popular surfaces with hospital grade disinfectants including between each use.
• Having stock of hand sanitiser, tissues and soap readily available for your use,
• Utilisation of gloves by the clinical staff for assessments if appropriate
• Continuing to limit our class sizes to safe numbers (5 or less)
• Clinical staff are exploring the use of Telehealth (phone consultations and/or video uplinks) in order to provide ongoing consultation and treatment with our current technology available at the clinic. More information to come.

We will be closely monitoring the situation and following advice from the authorities in the coming weeks and we will update our response accordingly. We appreciate your assistance in helping to keep our community safe and well, and look forward to seeing you for appointments and classes soon.

Mauricio and the Articulate Team