Christopher has been fully vaccinated with Pfizer.

COVID-19 Protocols

As part of an ongoing global participation to minimize the spread of COVID-19, Cedaroak has committed to the following Illinois based protocols to prevent infection and ensure client safety.

For other information, visit our frequently asked questions and trust and safety pages.

Therapist protocols to ensure the community is safe:

  • In the event that Christopher Wood or any therapist associated with CedarOak experiences COVID-19 symptoms, they will not be perform in-house massage until they have been asymptomatic for at least 5 days

  • Christopher Wood or any therapist associated with CedarOak that have knowingly been exposed in the past 5 days will be temporarily unable to work and put in self-quarantine.

  • Christopher Wood or any therapist associated with CedarOak will not have traveled internationally within past 30 days

Therapist protocols to ensure that the client is safe:

Christopher Wood or any therapist associated with CedarOak will perform the following sanitary procedures:

  • A face mask that covers the nose and mouth will be worn will on the client’s premises

  • Therapists will sanitize and disinfect all equipment with a broad spectrum cleaner upon arrival and between appointments

  • Therapists will sanitize and disinfect all equipment transfer bags and carrying cases before loading equipment and sheets into them

  • Therapists will provide fresh, laundered bedding, or use client’s own sheets if they prefer

  • Therapists will wear freshly laundered clothes

  • Therapists will wash hands before physical contact with client, upon arrival and beginning of massage

  • Upon a client’s request, therapists will use protective gloves

Therapist Protocols for Updated Information:

Christopher Wood or any therapist associated with CedarOak will do the following:

  • Provide urgent follow-up information as soon as possible through direct client communication, as well as posts on Facebook.

  • Provide additional non-urgent follow-up information and updates upon request

Client Guidelines to Ensure Therapist Safety

As part of a collaborative effort, CedarOak recommends the clients follow the subsequent guidelines:

Booking an Appointment:

  • Clients should refrain from booking a session if they or a member of their household has a fever, other COVID-19 symptoms, or any communicable illness.

  • Clients should refrain from booking a session if they or any member of their household is under an isolation or quarantine order/directive.

  • Clients should refrain from booking a session if they or any member of their household traveled internationally within the last 30 days

  • Clients should refrain from booking a session if they or any member of their household not been cleared by a doctor or have experienced any COVID-19 symptoms within the past 5 days

  • Clients should refrain from booking a session if they or any member of their household in your household has knowingly been exposed to COVID-19

Sanitation and Hygiene:

  • Clients may wear a face mask.

  • Clients should wash hands thoroughly, prior to and after each treatment.

  • Clients should share any special sanitation or hygiene requests prior to the therapist arriving for an in-home massage appointment. 

  • Clients may offer masks/gloves and no-contact thermometers to therapists at their discretion.

  • Clients should have a hand towel ready to sneeze or cough into, or wear a face mask that covers your nose and mouth

  • Clients can offer to use their own freshly-laundered sheets if they prefer

  • Clients should provide a kitchen sink, powder room, or bathroom for the therapist to wash his/her hands

  • Clients are encouraged to shower before their appointment

  • Clients are encouraged to wash hands thoroughly, prior to and after each session.

Social Distancing:

  • Clients should keep children and others 6 feet away from the massage table and the therapists’ belongings to follow social distancing protocol

  • Clients should keep your pets out of the room/away from therapist’s equipment