Harvard Square Acupuncture and Massage

Go See Bill Polk , transform yourself . I have known Bill, trained under him starting 40 years ago, I am very fortunate , the best advice I can give anyone who wants to be the best version of who you can be , train with Bill
it's one of life's treasures, How grateful I am. I mean what I write , he is amazing .
Sincerely
Ken Rich

Bill Polk is a treasure! An absolute treasure. I literally couldn't walk and then in two 1-hour treatments over two days he just MAGICALLY cured me! and he gave me the exercises and the overall insights I needed to keep my back pain away permanently. Bill just understands the human body in ways that go beyond scientific knowledge. It's a deeper knowing, a feeling. I never get on Yelp to write recommendations, but Bill is more than worth it.

Bill is a master at getting me quickly out of pain when my back or hip goes into spasm. He is so talented that one wonders why other so called experts can't get the results that he can. I had back problems for years and went to countless practitioners of all types but none could help me till I went to see Bill. Since then I have referred literally dozens of friends and family and he has helped each one of them. If you are in pain, Ho see him. He will immediately diagnose the problem and work on it. He will also give you stretches so you can avoid the tight muscles which often lead to the problem.

Bill Polk did it again, he is just amazing. I could hardly walk in after 4 days of a very painful sciatica, and I left the place pumped and jumping. The following day all of my pain was completely gone. It felt like a miracle.

Instead of countless moves, foam rolls and dubious recommendations or procedures, Bill's greatest strength is to get to the core of matter quickly.

He is very knowledgeable about strength sports and martial arts. At 70+, he is also a model of fitness and posture. He has been proven right again and again.

Definitely recommend!

I met Bill Polk for the first time today and cannot give a better review. I am an athlete that has run 50k trail runs, used to run an average of 20 miles/day as I was training for a 50mile trail run that involved over 3,000 feet in elevation fluctuation. At the age of 30, I went to a "foot specialist" that told me he had never seen someone at my age with worse of a right foot. He told me never to run again. I used some harsh language, and basically told this specialist to "beat it" and find a new profession. I am an independent dog walker that walks 15 miles/day on certain days. I've been twice run over by cars running red lights, I have screws in my right hand, my overall right side has taken a toll over the years. This man is a mad genius, and even better, a wonderful human being. Not to nitpick on one of the comments, but Bill is not 70 years old. He will literally heal your body and save you many dollars from seeking out doctors that don't know what they are doing! Do yourself a favor and visit him if you are suffering from any type of pain.

I see Valerie Smith for acupuncture and can't recommend her enough! She's both experienced and extremely compassionate, just the right combo for an acupuncturist. She's helped me with a number of problems and I plan to see her at least every other week pretty much indefinitely!

I've also had one massage/stretching session with Bill Polk and I think he's great also. He has his own, unique approach to body work and since my session with him I've been able to sit cross-legged with no pain! I haven't been able to do that for years!

Only 2 things you need to know: 1) everyone has some misalignment and/or muscle & ligament tightness. 2) Bill Polk will get you right. He'll stretch you, message you and have you perform low weight exercises that will straighten you out and loosen you up and he'll show you how to do it all at home on your own. Bill is one of a kind and everyone should be so lucky as to use his services.

Even though the world is full of doctors, personal trainers, physiotherapists, and so forth, finding somebody who understands the body in its whole integrity is a rarity, and Bill Polk is one of those rare examples. He simply knows how to heal your body and let it shape and grow in a healthy way. Insurances should consider including people like this in their plans because seeing Bill Polk once a month, simply keeps the doctor away.

I had an injury since I was 11, that was back in 1981, and at 18, after 12 surgeries that did very good, the doctors said they could not improve my leg any further. The statement clearly implied that if a doctor could not improve it, than nobody could. I saved money all my life thinking I would have need them for continues therapies after 65. Luckily at the age of 30 I met Claire at Baron Baptiste Yoga that proved me that my leg could change. Claire is another healing magician, but she liked teaching yoga teachers, not really healing my leg. So I had to find another personal healer and luckily I found Bill.

He simply understands the human body and tells you how t heal it. He does not always explain well what he understands, which leaves scientists like me a bit perplex from time to the me, but once I could understand what he meant, I just took it and it worked.

I am a rational and skeptical scientist, but people like Claire and Bill have been able to defy my rational empirical mind and now I know that at 65 I will have a healthy leg.

Valerie is amazing acupuncturist! Helped relax my back after just one session. Each time I went helped me to relax and feel better. I highly recommend visiting her if you have any pain.

Unless otherwise stated, if I am paying for an hour massage, I would like an hour massage.

I had a BWM voucher to receive an hour massage from Nathan. Nathan was pretty accommodating to my schedule and times I wanted to come in. Appointment making is pretty easy via email.

So the day of my appointment, I arrive 15 minutes early, since I figure, I am new and would probably have to fill out the new patient information sheet and have a mini consultation to what I am looking for.

So I arrive and there is not one around, I peak around but don't venture too far. So I sit and wait. 10 mins goes by and I see some people but no one really acknowledges me.

Ok, whatever. I have until 5pm for my appointment. I get annoyed when people are late.

So its about a few minutes past 5, more people are in the room but no one says anything to me. I was just about to speak up when Nathan called my name.

So I fill out the form and we have a short consultation about what I want and what he's going to do. Great.

Its about quarter past when I undress and my massage will begin. Its quite relaxing and I did fall asleep before I had to turn around.

When it was over, I looked at the clock and it says 6. so my massage was approx. 40-45 minutes. I felt ripped off.

After the end, Nathan was nice and showed me a calf stretch since he said mine were tight. It has been helpful!

Overall, it was a nice massage but I wish it actually went on for the entire hour and there were more of a reception staff to greet you when you walk in.