Myoworks Massage — Local services in Seattle

James is a different experience and I would urge you to book with him if you have long term muscular tension, residual issues from injuries or just treating your body poorly/not understanding it or if you need someone to help in conjunction with PT after a surgery. I have insane muscle tension that has caused migraines for years, knots in the base of my neck I’ve treated with injections, I’ve done regular massage for knots and I do weekly massage after having my left shoulder reconstruction done in October 2022. All to come to James two weeks ago in a tight ball, with a three day tension migraine, knots everywhere and had been in a plateau and just in pain. I was convinced my blood pressure was high due to the muscle tension across my chest. James knew immediately where to start and how to explain it to me.

James just gets it. I don’t have to be the expert, he knew what to ask and then he went to work. Some of it requires me breathing while I lift shoulders & release while he does his thing, but bottom line he is truly opening up things that have been locked and tight for years. My surgeon is baffled by my range of motion in my shoulder which after last week we can do without it pinching or hurting as much in my lat. I’m comfortable with him and more importantly I trust him and I’m willing to listen because we’re on to something and he’s not just doing the same thing other providers do that “feels good” but in 3 days you need to go back. James is creating slow change that is felt in small ways over time and I’m infinitely grateful.

TL:DR - book with him if you need your life changed and a qualified, trusted practitioner. He’s the real deal and patient, kind and honestly I don’t know how he gets through a session without his hands cramping. He’s...

I very much enjoyed my time with James; he was so attentive to how he moved my limbs and what directions he'd give me. There was also a sense of conversational ease — we could talk about everything ranging from his background to his reflections about the massage therapy profession more generally, and it wouldn't interrupt his concentration at all. I really appreciated his humility, patience, and self-reflective attitude: it's pretty rare to find practitioners who are as down-to-earth and grounded in what is plausible in the massage therapy territory, in my experience. While I am of the opinion that active interventions like exercise regimens probably can accomplish more on average than passive interventions like manual therapies for a lot of things, it's not a bad idea to consider supplementing with a dose of massage therapy. For that, James...

UPDATE: I've been Myoworks a few times since my first review. Always a great experience! I highly recommend James. 2022:Had a session today, it was fantastic! James is professional and very knowledgeable. Booking was fast and easy. I added the aromatherapy to my massage and it was great, spa-like but not too strong or flowery. Also, I have quite a few allergies, including nuts and avocado, which I noted on my in-take forms. James made sure the lotion was free of those items and brought up the issue without me having to ask. I appreciated his thoughtfulness and his taking the issue seriously....