I had a great 90 minute massage with Alan the other day.
He's very soothing and pleasant to work with and very hospitable. At the beginning of the appointment we spent a good amount of time going over my medical issues and painful spots in detail so that he could give me appropriate treatment.
His space is really nice - sunny and warm and relaxing, with lots of plants. He let me pick the music for my massage (never had a massage therapist offer that before) and also provided some aromatherapy for no additional cost.
The massage was really excellent - firm pressure every where I needed it. He didn't ask for feedback on the pressure but gauged it really well and made adjustments the few times I did ask. He also worked on my upper arms in a way that was total magic and that no one had done before.
My only complaint would be the massage table. Instead of having an attached face rest it has a face hole cut in the table itself. This actually worked out okay for me but it does mean the face rest is not adjustable at all. My main issue with this came when I flipped on my back with a pillow under my head. It took a few tries to find a solution that didn't have my head raised up too high (I don't like a pillow under my head at all, but that wasn't really possible with the hole in the table.)
It also reduces the length of the table - I'm not that tall (5'8") and my feet went right to the end. I'm not sure how well a very tall person would fit on there.
Otherwise, everything was quite awesome and I will absolutely be going back soon. He's a little pricier than your average place ($75 for an hour, $95 for 1.5 hours) but I feel I definitely got my money's worth.
He takes credit card, cash and cheque - no Interac.
Oh, just be aware that if your insurance company is extremely fussy his receipts are hand written (rather than printed off a computer.) His info is stamped on the receipt but I know some insurance companies can be really difficult about accepting hand written receipts, so just a heads up. read more