Brooklyn Reflexology

I have been a client of Joe’s for several years. He is one of the best massage therapists I have ever experienced. He is extremely knowledgable about the body and has a healing touch. His reflexology skills are unparalleled. He is creative and adjusts the treatment based on what needs attention. He gives feedback and a recap after the session to help identify problem areas and let me know what he has noticed. I felt very comfortable and relaxed in his office.

I received an amazing massage from Joe this past Saturday. Joe was very professional and is truly a master at his craft. I left feeling all of the tension in my body disappear. The space is cute, and is tucked away in Brooklyn Heights. A real bargain for NYC.

Joe is absolutely the best! I can attest to that because today I am pain free. First let me say that I have had multiple injuries in the past 2 years. I injured myself while doing kickboxing and another time while lifting weights; I’ve bruised my right bursa; it became very painful for me to function properly. And not long after that I developed sciatica which made things even worse. I was having this throbbing pain shooting from my lower back down to my leg. I couldn’t stand or sit for too long; the only way, I get any relief is by walking and I couldn’t walk forever. One of my co-​workers referred me to a therapist; they tried chiropractic methods, acupuncture, massages, nerve testing, etc. Unfortunately after 6 months with them, there wasn’t any improvement. Months later, I’ve injured my left knee, an ACL tear; it was swollen and I was in more pain. My quality of life was degenerating.
I’ve decided to google for a more organic therapist. That’s when I found Brooklyn Reflexology, a warm and very inviting office in the heart of Brooklyn, which is perfect for me because I dislike travelling to Manhattan for consultation. Joe is warm, respectful and attentive to his clients’ needs. He offers a very personalized practice. He’s very knowledgeable and takes the time to explain his work and method to me. He started working with me the day we met, a 90 minute session, therapy massage and reflexology; within a month, I no longer felt any pain on my right side. And I was able to go back to my regular activities.
If I missed a session with Joe, my body doesn’t function optimally. These past few weeks, I have been having lower back pain. As he explained to me, my tilted hipbones could be the source of my lower back problem. Joe decided to work on my glutes & psoas to open-​up my hips; after the session, I immediately felt better. He also advised me on how to stretch at home for more flexibility & mobility. Joe really cares about the service he provides to his clients and genuinely wants to help. Nowadays, I visit Joe twice a month because I believe in the work that he does. He’s part of my wellness program.

Well, it has been a little over a year since my last review, here is my update. I did have the needed shoulder surgery, and Joe was very instrumental in helping me with presurgery pain management (which was significant) without my having to use pain relief medications and the followup months of post operation massage therapy in conjuction with my assigned physical therapy. Again, while sometimes having some post-​op discomfort, for me, I managed without pain killer meds.
I unknowingly had accumulated over the years, many stress trigger points, which thanks to my year of treatment with Joe, are now significantly reduced almost to non existance.
For some recent hip and ongoing knee problems, I am continuing to work with Brooklyn Reflexology for treatment with the greatest personal confidence of my future pain relief and comfort. For all of your ongoing counsel and caring proffessional therapies this past year, Thank You Joe!

Joe is a talented massage therapist and reflexologist with a cozy, professional office space in Brooklyn Heights. I have lots of referred pain and muscle soreness from a herniated disc and I always feel better after seeing Joe! He’s knowledgable, courteous, and his sessions are extremely affordable. I highly recommend Joe for anyone looking for a legit massage in Brooklyn. He’s the real deal :)

Have seen Joe many times and he has done a great deal to relieve my chronic back pain. Highly recommended.

I’m a massage addict (I get them every 1 – 2 weeks) and am used to working with some top notch therapists. When I wanted to make a last-​minute appointment with someone in my hood, I emailed Joe and he was able to fit me in the next day. I had been dealing with some foot pain and general back soreness and had a 30min reflexology session and a 30min massage.
Joe greeted me warmly and offered me some water. His office space is quiet and lovely, very homey. After I filled out the initial forms, he sat down with me for a few minutes to talk about my needs (something most therapists inquire about only when you’re on the table in a perfunctory way). He started the massage by placing a warm washcloth on my back and massaging through it, which felt wonderful (kind of like a hot stone massage). Then he worked on my back and quickly identified my problem areas and used just the right pressure to ease the tension. He was going very deep but it wasn’t painful at all and I liked that he used a lot of different techniques to get in the muscles.
After the massage he moved on to the reflexology session, which was my first. It felt wonderful… my feet have never had so much love! Reflexology feels a lot like massage, but it’s working all the little muscles and tendons on the foot and ankle. My foot pain subsided a lot in the few days since the session.
After he was done, he sat down to tell me what he noticed during the massage (like where I was especially tight) and gave me some recommendations for how to prevent pain in those areas in the future. He was able to identify little things in the way I walk, stand and sit that were exacerbating the problems. In many years of getting a massage, I’ve never had a therapist sit down with me and share that kind of insight.
All in all, it was an excellent session. Thanks Joe!

I don’t write many reviews, but in the case of Brooklyn Reflexology I felt the need to say a few things. I just returned from my 10^th session with Joe. Sometimes massage therapists will give a good massage, but in follow up visits the attention you are given and the quality of the massage declines, or is inconsistent. Joe was, on my first visit, attentive and in tune with what I needed, and he has been so at every session since then. His space is charming and intimate; it’s a one-​on-​one experience and he takes the time to inquire about what I want from the session. He is very intuitive and calm. His massages (and reflexology sessions, which I have had 3 times) are excellent. I have requested more vigorous sessions for muscle pain, and lighter sessions for relaxation; never have I been disappointed (and never have I been able to remain awake, relaxing into sleep after 10 minutes…) I have a very stressful job, and sessions with him balance and refresh me. My one minor complaint is that, because he is so busy, he sometimes cannot accommodate last minute bookings, so call in advance.