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Roman Paradigm Massage
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Category: Massage
3097 Moorpark AveSte 102
San Jose, CA 95128
(408) 726-2363
Holiday Massage Package only $199
You should consider buying a holiday massage package from us for only $199 (a $345 value). Why not buy 1 for you and 1 for a friend?
- Hours:
Mon-Fri. 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Sat-Sun. 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Private Lot
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
- Accepts Insurance:
- Yes
- By Appointment Only:
- Yes
23 reviews for Roman Paradigm Massage
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One of the Business' Favorite Reviews What's This?
It's about time that i tell the world about my experience with Doreen and with the entire staff at Roman Paradigm.
So here is the deal with me, I was born with Scoliosis, and had my spine fused when i was 14 years old. I have had 2 back surgery's and im no rookie to back pain or back issues, but this last summer I was in 2 car accident's...NOT my fault)..and that gave me a whole new set of issues with my neck. So in my search to actually find someone to help me with ALL of my wonderful issues, I stumbled upon RPM and their other reviews on yelp.
I quickly booked an apt with Doreen and she was AMAZING. She is so smart and made me feel so comfortable. She talked me through all the things that she was doing, and made be feel better that she could help me with EVERYTHING. I went to 3 appointments with her in a one month time span and I swear, felt like a brand new person. After the first appointment, i actually cried tears of joy that i had found her and really connected with someone that could help me with my back and neck. It made such a big difference and I could say enough good things about my experience.
So its been about 6 months, and I'm starting to feel a little tight again around my neck and shoulders, i scheduled my apt for TODAY and I'm so excited to see Doreen again!!
If you feel sore, tight, crooked, or just need to relax and get some stress out of your body...NO QUESTION, that this is the place you should go.
I woke up the other day, and decided I'd had enough. For several weeks, I felt like I had been hit by a truck, and needed a serious massage. Yelp came to the rescue, and I found Roman Paradigm. I called in to see if I could get a same day massage, and sure enough, I was able to see Roger right away. Doreen, the owner, highly recommended that I see Roger, who works on her, for at least 75 minutes. I was down for whatever it would take to relieve the pain.
As other yelpers mentioned, they are located in the office building on the corner of Winchester and Moorpark, which means, you should expect your appointment to be like a visit to the doctor's, not to a frou frou spa. That's not to say that the space isn't very warm and pleasant, because it totally is. The treatment room is very comfortable, and there is soothing music playing throughout the session.
Roger looked more like one of my former personal trainers, and I knew that this would be one serious massage. Before I even got onto the massage bed, he was able to take one look at me and tell me that my right hip was higher than my left, and that my left shoulder was compensating for it. Throughout the beginning of the session, Roger asked me a series of questions to figure out what could be the source of my pain while he massaged me using a trigger point technique. He was able to feel knots and scar tissue in areas I had no idea they were even there.
Now, there were moments that the pressure was so intense that it basically forced tears out of my eyes, but I endured it knowing that all I wanted was to get rid of the tightness. Interestingly enough, it also lulled me to sleep several times.
It's been several days since my visit, and I'm feeling much better. I did feel like tenderized meat the first few days, but I can now turn my neck without any problems. I'm definitely going back again. Roger's got the magic touch!
I had a trigger-point/myofascial release massage with Andrea today and it was amazing. She knew exactly what muscles to work on for a runner and how to release the tension. She was friendly, knowledgeable, and very skilled. For anyone with sports or work related injuries, start here and save yourself some time and money. They are very accomodating wtih scheduling as well. Although they are busy since it appears that everyone here is well-trained.
I have minor scoliosis and tight knots in my upper body. My car accident in 2005 aggravated the pain and I had yet to find a masseuse or chiropractor that helped. It's hard to describe the feeling of being out of alignment to someone who hasn't felt it. You just want someone to lift you up and shake you out like straightening bed sheets.
I found RPM on yelp and got Doreen. She is so wonderful. She knows the right combination of pressure in the right direction to work out my knots. I felt so relaxed afterwards and I wasn't sore the next day although she gave me a very deep massage. When done incorrectly, hard massages make you hurt the next day, but not Doreen's.
If I had more time, I would definitely schedule regular appointments with Doreen so I can finally get these knots worked out and know how life without back pain would be.
I don't know what people are talking about when they give this place 5 stars. My massage was terrible the people were rude and had no idea what they were talking about when it came to my injuries. My brother is a Sports Medicine Chiropractor in Denver; when told him about the work they did and the recommendations they made to treat my neck injury he was appalled. They pulling and stretching they did could have cause real damage to neck and spine.
They might be ok for a frilly pampering spa massage but I would not recommend them if you are looking for therapeutic massage. You can get the same quality of massage at Massage Envy for half the price.
This place is simply amazing, not your typical spa foofoo massage... I have serious back issues, I have minor scoliosis and was involved in a major car accident, not my fault I was at a complete stop and got ran into by a huge SUV, so imagine the damage my spine has gone through. A friend of mine recommended this place... She told me to ask for Doreen which i did, and i'm sure all the therapists are just as qualified and excellent as Doreen however I prefer her. She uses great techniquies and the setting is very relaxing. This is not the place to go if you want an aromatic fluffy fancy schamncy massage, but more of a therapeutic and tension relief place... I love their online appointment scheduler, it makes my life so much easier... I highly recommend this place!
So since YELP takes off reviews if you not active on Yelp for a certain amount of time, I decided that I write an update for this place because it is AWESOME. If your looking for therapeutic benefits, and good, honest, reliable people to help you, then this is where you need to go. I myself am going to start getting the Lymphatic Drainage massage, becuase I need to detox my lymph system, it's super congested.
But if you need a massage, you definately need to go here!
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3/4/2008
Based on the overwhelming amount of good reviews for Doreen, I decided to schedule a massage with… Read more »
Now, this is what I call a real massage! I highly recommend Noelle - she is caring and intuitive, and has great technique. The setting is not exactly "spa like" - more like a physical therapist's office rather than a spa. Their on-line appointment system is user-friendly and allows you to see the availabilities of all of the therapists. While this may not be the place to go for aromatherapy and cucumber infused water, this is the first place that comes to mind whenever I have a particularly bad case of neck/shoulder tension.
Had a massage with Aeriol and she got the kinks out! Thank you. It's located in an office building near Winchester and it has ample parking. Definite a plus!
I'm definitely coming back.
I've had pretty bad luck in the past....About a year or so ago, looking for regular massages it took me about 3 60-min different awkward poking/stabbing/hurtful jabs masked as "massages" before I'd finally landed a good one!..Unfortunately I moved...and so much for that!
Same problems resurfaced recently...tension in neck, right arm, limited motion range of the neck...you name it and I have all of the stereotypical issues that arise from extended computer usage..thanks IT!!
I searched Yelp and found this place had rave reveiws so thought I'd give it a try..I had a 45 min massage here with Aeriole last week....great person and great masseuse! LOVED IT!! Thank god it only took me one try to find her :-)
She knows what to work on precisely and is very expereinced..Ithe body just feel sso light and weightless once she is finished working her magic..I also took the recommended bath soak once I got home...and aah..I was in heaven.
I'm an official fan..will be returning in 2 weeks to get another one!
As a former career massage therapist, I have very high and exacting standards for therapists who work on me, and I find it very challenging to find talented people in California where they'll let anyone with 100 hours of training hang a shingle.
That said, I have found a home at Roman Paradigm Massage.
Both John and Roger are veterans of the trade, each with over twenty years of experience under their belts. Both have sports massage as a focus, and both have excellent anatomical knowledge of the body. Yes, these are therapists that you can bring a laundry list of muscles you want worked on to. I can't really recommend one over the other, they are both so competent, although I can say that their styles are quite different. Personally I see both. As someone who plays hard and demands a lot from my body, I cannot overstate the value of having a skilled bodyworker in your pit crew.
I wholeheartedly endorse Roman Paradigm Massage.
I'm an avid runner and cyclist, and I work in high tech. Before making the appointment, I felt like my body was out of whack as one giant ball of stress, and feeling sore everywhere.
Robert was my massage therapist, and after my session, he worked through all the kinks and it felt like I had gone through pain as if I was in physical therapy - this is EXACTLY what I was looking for!
Roman Paradigm Massage, A.K.A. RPM Therapy is fantastic. Doreen and Robert, RPM co-owners, helped heal severe carpal tunnel in both wrists.
They are both extremely intuitive expert bodyworkers and they helped save my career as a technical instructor. They traced the pain and numbness all the way up my arms and through my shoulders and neck and found just the right spots to stretch and massage. I can't say enough about their work. Aeriol is another amazing therapist who does Reiki energy work in addition to an incredibly healing massage. RPM is the best!
My first visit to RPM was this past week and I'll be returning soon. I was in a bad way and within 20 minutes, Doreen had me feeling tremendous relief. By the end of my 75 minute session, Doreen had worked out my kinks, knowledgeably explained what's been going on with my body and suggested alternate therapists for the future. That's a bonus - the ability to work with other experts without feeling obligated to any one therapist. Although I will return to Doreen!
The facility is clean, the staff professional, courteous and appreciative of your business and the location is easily accessible. RPM is a great place.
I train pretty hard in the gym (3-4x/week) and play ice hockey as well (7-10 hrs/week)- let me just say I'm not that easy on my body, a body that is still attempting to recover from some past snowboarding and other sports injuries. I've had a couple deep tissue massages in the past, and I know the really "painful" (in the a good way haha) sports massages have helped the most for me.
I decided to make an appointment with John, and SO glad I did! He seriously knows it all when it comes with human anatomy, kinetics, etc. He not only delivers a really deep massage (myofascial release!), but takes the time (past my scheduled massage time) to show me stretches, exercises, training methods, etc., to do to make the most of the massages and -prevent- future injury (ya know, can't get massages all the time for the rest of my life! and neither can my bank account). He really seems to care about my well-being and that's important to me. I feel a lot better now, and it definitely shows both when I play and train, but also in daily life. I highly recommend John, especially if you train hard in the gym or if you're an athlete! Also, everyone else that works here that I have spoken to has been so nice and welcoming as well, I'm sure any one of them would do an amazing job.
(GO Sharks!!)
Doreen is the best massage therapist that I know of in the area! I highly recommend her. Now that I've found Doreen, my search for a good massage is over! She won't give you one of those "fluff spa" massages that do little to eliminate stress and tension, and leave you feeling disappointed when it's over. She really knows and understands the body, how it holds stress, tension and trauma, and how to release all of that.
After being pregnant and carrying around a 20 pound baby all day for the past 4 months, my back and other parts of my body were very tense and achy. Unlike the other massage therapists that I've seen, Doreen was able to work out the tension and knots. After her massages I feel a huge difference! I will definitely be back for more!
Doreen offered me an awesome deal for my first massage (due to website miscommunication), and I went in despite the protests of my hungry wallet. My wallet became silent after I walked out the door, so relaxed that I didn't even care. Doreen was very thorough, sensitive, and communicative. One day, when my wallet grows from "Black Hole" into "Somewhat Filled," I will be back!
This was an awesome place to get a really good therapeutic massage. I've seen both Doreen and Roger and they have been incredible. Doreen was very informative and really loosened my upper back, shoulder, and neck areas. She was also very knowledgeable about why the body reacts the way it does. Roger had pinpoint accuracy in finding trigger points I never knew I had. He was great at explaining how everything in the body is connected. This is a great place for a real massage.
I had a massage with Andrea last week. This was by far the best massage I've ever had. Those wimpy spa massages are ok if you have absolutely no neck or back pain and you just want to relax. Unfortunately, I am never without some kind of neck or upper back pain. Andrea found the problem spots that are usually found plus several that have never been touched. She worked out the knots and I felt so much better! I'm going back again next week. That's saying a lot because I only get 1 to 2 massages A YEAR and I'm going twice in two weeks. Yippppeee!
I love this place! I had my first massage with Doreen which was awesome, she's wonderful at pressure point therapy and truly relaxing your body. Definitely see Doreen, she's great! Because I had posture problems, she recommended I see John - let me just say John is the man to see if you want some high intensity massages! Seriously, the guy has some serious power in his hands - you may be in some pain, but you'll feel great after he's done! By the time I left there, I was feeling a lot better, and standing up straighter. Totally professional and inviting atmosphere. You can't go wrong here.
There's something to be said about a massage therapy office that earns nothing but 5 stars on the their Yelp reviews. That's how I found RPM and Doreen, and I'm SOOO thankful for it!
This is definitely not your frilly spa-like massage. This is full-on therapy. Doreen worked me and noticed every little tweak in my body, even ones I didn't know existed. I was sore the next day, but in a good way! My only complain was that the 75 minutes went by too fast!
Another plus about RPM is their online scheduling and payment through Paypal! Super convenient and easy.
Doreen is a wonderful masseuse. She is very intuitive and personalizes the massage based on your needs.
Doreen has given a lot of thought to how people relax. The table is comfortable; the room is quiet. She pays attention to the details. Highly recommended for deep tissue work! This is NOT a "foofy" massage!
