Tuina Center

This place is located in one of the sweetest areas in The Beach, right across from the ravine at Glen Manor and just minutes from the beach. Ben has been helping me a lot with my physical issues such as low back pain. I like Ben because he is the only one who does acupuncture and if I’m in agony going in, by the next morning I am feeling 100% better. He is also very professional, friendly and seems to genuinely care about how his clients feel, to ensure they are not in pain during the treatment and they are feeling better afterwards. I have made a commitment to go in to see him every three weeks. I work as a server and the physical stress is quite high, Ben makes it better!

So today I decided to use my last wagjag voucher @ the beaches tuina location since it was going to expire tomorrow. I have been there before since it’s right next door to where I live. My last experience was a meh and I just wanted to use my voucher so it wouldn’t go to waste.
Well I have to say I was really disappointed when they informed me that just a month ago this location has branched off on it’s own from the other 2 locations so that they wouldn’t honor my voucher! You would think they would hold out for just one more month and consider the customers who have bought the voucher so that they could redeem it. I didn’t even get to speak to the «head» therapist/​manager directly! It was relayed to me through another therapist since he was busy giving a massage.
This is no way to conduct a business especially if you want it to prosper. I would give this place a 0 if I could. Horrible customer relations. I’ve worked in the service industry for 15 yrs, first as a server and now as a massage therapist, and the motto is always, at least for me, «going above and beyond the customer’s expectations». Which definitely wasn’t the case here.

As another reviewer said if you’re more into relaxing spa massage, or you know you have many tender spots, Tuina massage is NOT for you! This is deep, pressure-​point work that is often challenging to receive… but well worth it if you have a higher pain tolerance, or generally enjoy firmer massage.
I have visited the Beaches and the Chinatown locations of
and enjoyed both. Groupon often had deals for this place, and I grab them when they’re available. Each time I’ve had a different therapist, and it’s always been a quality experience. The establishments are very clean, open, and light — the staff friendly and attentive.
I generally find the pressure point work done by the therapists at
to be exactly what my body needs to let go. I always leave feeling looser, and have relief from my muscular issues for days if not weeks afterwards.
If you know the therapist you like, you can call ahead and book with them. I really like Kaede at the Chinatown location. But you can also walk in and almost always get a massage right away… which is a big plus!

If you’re looking for a gentle Swedish massage, you’re in the wrong place. This place specializes in deep tissue massage which some people do not enjoy. I personally went with the groupon they offered for the couple’s massage and both of us enjoyed it quite well. They start out with a surface massage but the technique they use is definitely a deep tissue one which some people will find leaves a «bruised» feeling. However as another reviewer said this goes away very fast after and you’re left with absolutely no tension or knots! They ask you to circle where the trouble spots are and my masseuse even helped my knee by using some muscle energy techniques on it. Overall a very satisfying massage and an extremely clean and friendly place. If you go in, ask for one of the guys I think my masseuse was Peter or Paul, they are all very friendly but the guys seem better at the deep knots and overall massage. I’ll definitely be heading back!

I used a livingsocial coupon to get a massage at this place. The staff was very nice, place wad clean, they were very accommodating. I informed them of my sensitive areas before the massage, but possible language barrier may have prevented them from understanding. The massage was rough, aggressive, and extremely painful the whole time. My fault for not speaking out, but my constant flinching and jerking in pain should have caught there attention. They even attempted some chiropractic moves on me, which i do not think they are qualified to do. They were very friendly afterwards, and at the time, although in pain, I also hoped that it would subside and then I would feel completely relaxed (no pain no gain mentality). Well It is now the next day and I have a migraine headache due to the therapist pressing into my upper part of my head extremely hard, my tail bone is in excruciating pain as they really did a number on it, and I cannot walk as I am getting spasms in my tailbone area. My daughter who came with me, has no health issues, also woke up unable to move (she had a different therapist). We compared notes and found the same aggressive techniques were done to both of us.
Unfortunately, I cannot recommend this place to anyone. It is worth paying full price and getting a massage at a spa.

3.5 stars.
I went to Tuina after buying a groupon for a massage. It was easy to book a time slot. I was to see Hunter. Upon arrival, my groupon was not wokring on my phone, so they let me pay them the groupon price and suggested groupon refund me since it wasn’t working, which they did. I thought this was a nice alternative in the face of my non-​working groupon.
The massage studio was clean and bright and had lots of cheap street parking out front, even during rush hour.
It’s a pretty intense kind of massage, clothes on, elbows digging in, but felt pretty energizing.
Hunter had good intuition, he knew right where my knots and pain were and zoned in on those places.
the only thing I didn’t like was he was rough my my hair. I love a good head/​scalp massage but I think he actually ripped some of my hair out! :(
Other than that it was very good.