Daniel's therapeutic massages are some of the best I've ever had; possibly the best; and certainly the best locally (Redwood City). I highly recommend him for his low key manner, his strong but careful hands, his concern for one's condition, his knowledge of massage and the body and his great intuitive capability. Above all, I recommend him because of the beneficial results I've experienced after his massages.
I've been dealing with lack of mobility issues and often severe back pain due to an injury to my lower back that occurred about seven weeks ago. It has been a long, slow recovery, even though I was in great shape just prior to the incident and I have tried to do all I can do to recover from this condition as quickly as possible. Several weeks ago, I sought out a good, local massage therapist to help with my recovery. Daniel was recommended to me at that time through Baysix, though I usually prefer a female to work on me. First, we thoroughly discussed my situation. He listened intently and I believed that he understood my somewhat fragile condition and that he would respect my concerns. I was initially worried that having the wrong deep massage would worsen my condition but I also wanted a reasonably deep massage to encourage angry muscles to loosen up and to awaken inactive supporting muscles and generally speed up recovery. He worked diligently on the mess of misfiring nerves and uncoordinated muscles in my back and neck for an hour.
The massage felt great but the real proof of his capability was just how good my back and neck felt the following 2 days. I felt better than I'd felt since before the injury! Much better. Up to that point, my recovery had been very slow, though the PT was beginning to stabilize my lower back. I couldn't believe that I could feel, and actually be, so much better so quickly after a single massage.
Daniel has worked on my back, shoulders and stiff neck several more times since then and I can say that the first time was not a one-off. His philosophy and practice of how to give deep tissue massage without the usual resultant pain afterwards has worked for me and has truly helped me further my recovery at a much faster pace. Daniel is easy to work with and seems like just a genuine, nice guy, as well. And, he's very knowledgeable. If you want, he will help you understand what's going on with your condition so that you can help yourself heal beyond the sessions. read more