Recommendations on choosing the right physiotherapy upholstery cover

Do you have a physiotherapy clinic? Do you offer your clients massage, acupunctureand physiotherapy services? For optimal treatment results, clients must feel completely secure and at ease while laying on a treatment table. Seeing equipment that is well cared for in a clinic helps in the creation of that sense of security.  Upholstery on treatment tables that is in disrepair can be both uncomfortable for clients and leave them wondering if cleanliness protocols are being properly met.  Often times, the ability to keep one’s upholstery in optimum condition can be difficult, as heat, sweat, buttons/belts, and cleaning solutions all work to break down vinyl. Unfortunately bringing in an upholsterer to fix cracked vinyl, or ordering brand new pads altogether, is often a frustrating waiting game - that ends with a hefty bill. A new alternative that many PT clinics are turning to for upholstery maintenance of their tables, is medical grade fitted vinyl covers.

In today’s article, we will share with you some basic tips on the type of medical vinyl that is best suited for PT clinics,the cleaning solution that is optimal for keeping your upholsteryproperly sanitized, and a new-to-market product that can be used as a spot treatment for damaged upholstery and also extends the life of the upholstery already in your clinic. 

Not all Vinyl is CreatedEqual

If your upholsterer is on point, then the upholstery on your treatment tables should be of medical grade vinyl.  Naugahyde Spirit Millennium, is the echelon of medical grade vinyls as it is resistant to a wide variety of environment hazards including fire, water, blood, urine, sweat, ultraviolet light, static buildup, germs and mildew. 

Naugahyde with Advanced BeautyGard has been formulated to achieve a superior level of disinfectability with disinfectant products containing sodium hypochlorite (common house hold bleach) diluted 1:10. Its advancedBeautyGard protective top coat finish is produced from environmentally friendly materials and processes, and is technically formulated to achieve the highest performance standards. With performance properties including over 1.5 million double rubs, this vinyl provides outstanding protection in difficult medical and healthcare environments.

If you find that your upholstery needs to replaced more frequently with the increased protocols that came with the arrival of the pandemic, you may want to consider bringing physiotherapy upholsterycovers from 'Physio Covers' in as a part of your upholstery maintenance program.  Besides immediately bringing your upholstery up to proper medical disinfectabilitystandards, this brand of PT upholstery coveronly uses Spirit Millennium Naugahyde vinyl. If you don’t use fitted PTcovers, you are encouraged to enquire with your upholsterer as to the brand of vinyl they use for your treatment tables.

Pristine Upholstery on Demand

Cleaning and maintaining the upholstery on your massage and PT tables is a frequent occurrence, as it happens after each and every client.It’s no wonder physio therapy clinic upholstery often has a short life span.  With this being the case, more and more clinic owners are turning to physiotherapy upholstery covers as a means to extend the life of the upholstery they have, or as a spot-treatment approach for upholstery that has already passed it’s prime. These covers arrive in the mail and take only minutes to apply.