Joseph A. Gajnos

From the owner: I’ve known Joe for as long as I’ve been doing Massage. Literally, I met him when he was a teacher’s assistant in the Active Isolated Stretching intensives over 11 years ago. He was amazing and I was just starting out, still in massage school. He’s an unforgettable kind of guy. His outstanding technical work is only out-shined only by his awesome attitude and great sense of humor.

Seriously. He’s one of the best sports massage & medical massage therapists I know. His massage is also kind of dreamy when you’re in the mood to go there.

So when I ran into Joseph for the first time after his relocation back to Florida I was eager to offer him a permanent position with Planet Massage. So I asked Joseph’s been a while since have got a massage from you how would you describe your session. And he says something along the lines of I don’t know what you would call it I just really aim to give a great massage phenomenal results and value.

Joseph then he goes on to tell me a story about how his massages, are like his favorite Italian aunts soup. Now I’m really intrigued. “My aunt Rosie would throw a pot of water on the stove in the morning and state” we’re having soup for lunch” Ok. “Het Aunt Rosie what type of soup are we having?” Her reply”I don’t know, no name ,just you’ll enjoy and love it when I’m done it’ll taste great!” And it always did.

How cool is that? I’ve got to say, Joe’s Aunts soup massage is amazing! His firm touch, skill in reading the body and doing just the right thing with the right pressure are what makes Joes Massage a real special treat. Call it Sports Massage, Neuromuscular massage or whatever you like it’s just simply one of the best around especially if you like a firmer touch.

From His Clients: “… attentive to our preferences and areas of concern. Great experience, thoughtful and professional staff. We will return!”,“ Great therapist. Best massage I ever had.”.

“The Active Isolated Stretching (A.I.S.) work we did was instrumental in keeping me healthy , flexible and injury free . I am convinced it help me attain a Pro Bowl berth after the 2000 season.”

-Trace Armstrong Former Miami Dolphin Player

“ the best thing I did was to bring Joe out to training camp. If it weren’t for Joe and the work we’ve done I would have been out of the league a few years ago “

-Zach Thomas Former Miami Dolphin/ Dallas Cowboy .Quote from HBO’s Hard Knocks ’08 Dallas Cowboys

“The work we did using A.I.S. And sports massage, kept my healthy and on the field the 5 years we worked together. Thanks for your dedication and hard work”

– Brock Marion Former Miami Dolphin Player
From Joseph,

My professional massage career was born when will I graduated Florida College of Natural Medicine in 1998. It’s been almost 20 years now. During his 20 years ago the pleasure of studying under some of the world’s most renowned and finest massage innovators in the industry. I trained with Eric Dalton where I learned his powerful Myoskeletal Alignment techniques. In 2000 I went on to work with Aaron Mattes of Sarasota Florida where mastered active isolated stretching (AIS). Worked as a senior teaching assistant with Aaron Mattes advanced AIS stretching seminars for over seven years. Throughout the years I’ve had extensive training in neuromuscular therapy deep tissue massage and various sports massage modalities.

My client base is very diverse. Throughout the years I’ve worked on just about every body type from children to the elderly. My specialty is sports massage. I’m physically very active, bike and love sports. I really enjoy working with athletes tremendously. I’ve had to pleasure of traveling around the country and working locally supporting some of the athletes I worked with from the N.F.L.. N.B.A LPGA. While I have enjoyed the experience of working with professional athletes some of my greatest success stories have been with the everyday person. To be able to have people lead a healthier lifestyle is a passion the has grown over the years. The Pro.’s it’s their job to be in the best shape possible for us life sometimes gets in the way. You don’t have to be an Olympian to enjoy my work or even a weekend warrior YOU can still benefit from quality bodywork, stretching and sports massage therapy. So if your ready to be pro-active in your wellness come on in, let’s map out a plan andget to WORK!Whether it be A.I.S. Neuromuscular therapy or sports massage I’ll cater it to your needs . get to WORK! Of course, you’re always welcome to just check out, relax and have some “Soup”