Robert Barker CNMT, CMT, CES

I have a bulging disk (diagnosed thanks to an MRI) that was bothering me for the past 18 months. The pain was not horrible most of the time, but it would flare up while doing specific exercise. I had the lower back pain somewhat under control, but I had to refrain myself from doing a lot of things.
A friend of mine referred me to Robert, qualifying him of magician, and after my first visit, I can’t really find any other terms to qualify his skills.
He helped me identify a few things that needed work on my body. Worked on fixing a few things on the spot (which felt awesome right away), and gave me direction regarding my breathing technique (which I practice as often as I can), and sent me home with a couple of daily exercise. I’m now back to almost 100%.
He was able to do what yoga, physical therapy and chiropractors were not.

In the last 16 years I’ve been to every sort of specialist I can think of. I’ve had x-​rays, MRIs, heck, even a spinal tap! (Yes they really do exist.) I’ve done physical therapy, yoga, and Pilates. I had pains all over. And you know what all those specialists and procedures did for me? Pretty much diddly-​squat (though yoga does make me feel a bit better, it never actually resolved any of the underlying issues. And much of the time I’d end up with new issues because my muscles were not working in harmony as they were meant to.) All I ever got was minor and usually temporary relief.
I found Robert on the internet, though he says most of his clients are referrals, which I can understand. I’ve made appointments with him for two of my family members already and plan on sending the others who have stubborn pain or functionality issues.
Robert has helped me and continues to help me to undo the problems that poor posture, accidents, poor workout technique, and failed attempts to correct the issues had left me with. I had never seen results anything close to those I am getting with Robert. I continue to see him, not because I am now all better and have to see him to stay that way. But rather, because I am continuing to see improvement each time I see him. I’m also learning how to fix the issues and patterns that had created many of the problems in the first place. I knew for so long that there was someone who could help me overcome the pain and functionality issues I had dealt with for over 15 years and I am grateful to have finally found him. Thank you, Robert.

Robert is the best massage therapist in the area. I had horrible neck pain and he helped me get through frozen shoulder and now he is working on my low back and groin pain (due to a sports injury). He’s punctual, professional and knowledgeable about human anatomy and explains things carefully. He has been my massage therapist for eight years. I can’t say enough, go see him because he knows what he is doing and can help make your body pain free.

I’ve been seeing Robert for over 4 years now, throughout 2 pregnancies. He has always been able to find and cure all of my aches and even relieve tension I didn’t realize I had until it was gone.
I’m always astonished how the source of one pain, is often alleviated when he works on other parts of my body. He knows exactly what he is doing.
He has been a great help during both my pregnancies and with the stress that being a mom has on my body after. I stayed very active and felt great during both my pregnancies, even up until the end, and Robert was a fundamental part of that!

This guy knows his stuff! I’ve had chronic back pain for about 10 weeks now since injuring it. My knee has also been bothering me quite a bit.
Robert was extremely professional & punctual. Yet very relaxed and made me feel very comfortable. His SF office is easy to get to, parking was simple. The old Victorian has a calming «zen» feel inside. No clutter, very clean and spacious. He used a massage table and worked his magic using several different modalities of bodywork. Energetic to therapeutic and everything in between. After about 20 minutes of bodywork he asked me to go up and down the stairs, the results were unbelievable! Absolutely painless. It was really mind blowing! When the hour session was finished I was just blown away by the results :-)
I will continue to see him again and again, even after the pain is gone for good bc the work he does plays such a major part in keeping my body balanced.