January 26, 2010
THE SPA AT NORWICH INN LAUNCHES “FRAGILE CLIENT” PROGRAM FOR PEOPLE BEING TREATED FOR CANCER AND CHRONIC DISEASES
Community partnership with support of ECHO Cancer Foundation
uses complementary treatments such as massage to help
lower stress, improve sleep, and reduce pain
NORWICH, Conn. – The Spa at Norwich Inn and the ECHO Cancer Foundation today announced a new “Fragile Client” menu of special services at the spa to ease the stress and aid the healing of people undergoing chemotherapy or living with other chronic diseases, including diabetes and multiple sclerosis.
The program was announced by the property’s general manager, John G. O’Shaughnessey, who opened a morning press conference by recognizing “all who came together to create this outreach program to better serve the needs of our local community and beyond,” and by Laura Stevenson-Flom, executive director of the ECHO Cancer Foundation and herself a licensed massage therapist.
That group included Danielle Knerr, spa director of The Spa at Norwich Inn, and Dr. K. Jagathmbal of the Eastern Connecticut Hematology and Oncology Group in Norwich, who also spoke at the event.
“We have licensed massage therapists who volunteer in the chemotherapy treatment rooms at the Eastern Connecticut Hematology and Oncology Group in Norwich,” said Stevenson-Flom, “but that is really just ‘comfort massage’ that addresses one or two parts of the body and is delivered in a medical setting. I believe cancer patients and their caregivers, with the approval of the treating physician, can benefit even more by relaxing in a resort setting like The Spa at Norwich Inn, knowing that the “Fragile Client” spa services will help them feel pampered, address their special needs in a safe and caring way, and allow them to reap the very real benefits of lowered anxiety levels, improved sleep and reduction in discomfort.”
According to Knerr, specially trained staff will protect fragile clients by, for example, omitting the trimming of cuticles in manicures and pedicures to protect the integrity of the skin. In massages, the therapists will use a reduced level of pressure to keep clients comfortable, and all lotions and ingredients used in these services were selected because they will not irritate the senses or the skin of fragile clients. These services are available to any member of the public with the permission of his or her physician, she said, and the spa can provide a full description of products and services for physicians.
The Fragile Client spa services are:
- Wellness Massage Therapy, including a consult on the guest’s special needs and a massage that provides gentle pressure to promote relaxation and ease tension. 50 minutes, $95 plus tax and service charges
- Relaxation Facial, which omits pore extraction and steam and instead removes impurities with unscented products. A relaxing facial massage and masque application stimulates circulation and restores hydration. 50 minutes, $95 plus tax and service charges
- Manicure or Pedicure (each lasts 25 minutes and each costs $30 plus tax and services charges. Includes hand or foot soak, shaping of nails, gentle massage with unscented lotion and application of nail polish.
- Hydrating Body Antidote includes a very gentle body exfoliation with a fine-grain organic salt, which is then removed with warmed towels. After application of a luxurious, unscented lotion, the client continues to relax during a gengle face and head massage. 50 minutes, $135, plus tax and service charges.
The Spa at Norwich Inn, a 100-room property, includes accommodations in the 1930 Georgian Colonial Revival-style inn and in adjacent villas. It was voted Best Destination Spa by the Editors of Connecticut Magazine and recognized for “Best Pampering in Connecticut “ by the Editors of YANKEE Magazine in 2009. For spa, restaurant and overnight reservations, call 860-886-2401 or visit www.thespaatnorwichinn.com.
Press Contact:
Peggie Cosgrove
Peggie Ford Cosgrove Public Relations LLC
860-447-9217 or peggiecosgrove@mac.com
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