Benessere Body In Balance

Trista S. is awesome!!! I went to her for deep tissue massages while in town for business to relieve tension and stress, and her work exceeded my high expectations. Trista is exceptional not only because of her knowledge of the body and skill level as a massage therapist, but also because of her warm personality and ability to listen and customize your session to your personal needs. If only I lived in Minneapolis, I would want to see her on a regular basis.

I have a regular massage therapist elsewhere but I booked an appointment here last minute for an acute injury. Out of nowhere I started having very painful muscle spasms in my back and my regular massage therapist was booked for a couple weeks. Luckily for me, I was able to make a same day appointment with Trista. I arrived a couple minutes early for my appointment and found a soothing spa reception area with kind welcoming staff. I filled out my intake forms and met Trista, who was warm and inviting. We spoke about my needs and she took the time to understand what would be best for my grumpy muscles. The massage itself was one of THE BEST of my life. I have had many massages over the years and was a little trepidatious to book with a therapist I didn’t know since I’ve had several terrible massages from «discount» spas in the past. TRISTA IS A SORE MUSCLE WHISPERER. She checked in with me to make sure her pressure was what I needed (always perfect for me) and she paid particular attention to what my muscles were screaming for. I left in significantly less pain than when I came in. My only complaint was the massage room let in a lot of sound from the hallway, which I would probably take a half star off for, especially if you’re looking to be lost in a spa experience. But since my back and shoulders were in such a state of much needed bliss, I rounded up. I would definitely book with Trista again.

I have been a client at Benessere for a number of years. I have always been impressed by the courteous service and excellent, knowledgeable practitioners. Lately, I have frequented the office of David Mancini for horrible headaches thanks to a long summer of DIY home projects/​neck abuse. For a week straight I was waking up with a pounding tension headache that was relentless. There wasn’t enough ibuprofen in the world to get rid of it. Frustrated by the chronic pain, I called Benessere and got in to see David ASAP. David assessed my situation and began treating the tension and swelling in my neck that was causing headaches.
After almost two weeks of frequent treatment (2−3x per week), my headaches were gone! David also provided me with helpful stretching suggestions between treatments to help relieve tension. I have continued to see David on a less frequent basis to ensure that my horrible neck issues don’t return. I am hoping to transition to his MedX rehab program to strengthen my neck against future injury. Let’s be honest, I probably won’t be able to stop abusing my neck until our new house is completely renovated.

I have seen Carolyn for a massage and had a great experience

I find that Dr.‘s Mancini and Yamamoto are premier practitioners in their field. The therapies and state of the art equipment offered by Benessere are balanced and promote wellness in an unsurpassed way.

I’ve been seeing Dr. Mancini for the last 6 months following getting hit by a car as a pedestrian… as a newbie to chiropractors I was a bit tentative but I could not be happier about the care that I have received. I absolutely recommend him! Also, I’ve visited Nora several times for massages — she is fantastic!

I highly recommend Dr. David Mancini. He is meticulous with his assessments and and applies several modalities in his treatments. I never felt rushed during my sessions and he takes his time answering questions and making sure by the end of the session you leave feeling better. After my treatments my low back pain had improved 100%.

Carolyn, one of the therapists, is amazing. I have been seeing her for about a year and I couldn’t be more happy with the work she does. She is very attentive and listens. I get deep tissue massage with her — so I can only comment on that type of massage, but I am sure she gives an awesome relaxation massage too.
She goes for the full hour, which I love. I hate when I pay for a 60 min massage and the therapist stops at 50 min. WHAT!
Carolyn can really identify areas that need work and she digs in. The location is really convenient (St Anthony Main) and if you have BCBS you get a discount on massage… even better.
I highly recommend Carolyn. Additionally, I am currently pregnant and she has been fabulous during this time too.

I went there using a Groupon that I had gotten for my birthday and was sorely disappointed. I had no symptoms of pain before going there. I had my prenatal massage since I am 7.5mo pregnant and I had a masseur named Nora, she was very friendly and nice. When she began I was expecting her to ask if the pressure was ok. Not until she started on my back and I was wincing did she say anything, my response was that I was tender and to go a little easier. I left not feeling badly, but not more relaxed then when I had got there either.
I got home, and took a nap about an hour later, when I woke up 2 hours after I couldn’t move cause I was in so much pain. I took a bath, iced it and tried to stretch out a little. I felt awful. When I went to bed that night I couldn’t sleep because of the pain. The next morning I noticed small bruises on my back, almost like little pinch marks. I called to see if this was a normal reaction for a prenatal massage and they said not normally, but to continue to ice it and rest. I did not expect to have a «relaxing» massage to cause this much stress on my body.
Then the owner of the company called me to see what the problems were, and when I explained what happened she advised me to ice and drink water, which I was already doing because I could barely do anything else. She also said she would check in with me to see if I was feeling better the next night, which she did, but I missed the call and called her back 2 days later to let her know that my back was not as tender anymore, but still sore and that since the massage I was in more pain then when I had arrived at her business. She asked me to call her back after I say my doctor, but I said I wouldn’t be doing that since I was already irritated with the entire experience. She asked what I wanted her to do, and I responded «nothing» because I don’t feel like going back to a place that caused so much stress to my body or continuing to hear that I need to ice and relax, when I had been doing that since I tried to go to bed the night of the massage in order to get any sleep.
My doctor told me that prenatal massage should generally always be relaxing and that this type of experience should not have happened, and is not normal with prenatal massage.

I was in a car accident and this is where I was referred to fir the best care. Dr. Mancini was super great, gentle when he needs to be but not afraid to get something done when aligning my back. I have therapy and it helped so much! The best part was the massages. Their massage therapists were AMAZING and did all within their ability to help me recover. I’ve been to chiropractors all my life but I didn’t leave in pain like every other time. Please give them a try and I promise you won’t regret it :)

My mother had been seeing Dr. Mancini for her car accident way back when and couldn’t have enough good things to say about him. When I realized that I should probably do something about the pain in my hip when running, I called Dr. Mancini, and after the first session I definitely noticed a difference.
Then I got into a car accident near when I was done with treatment which… well, was not good, but great because I got to work with Dr. Mancini for a lot longer. He noticed where I was having issues, even though I didn’t think I had any issues because I rear-​ended someone else (oops).
Now I’m stronger than ever before from going through the Med X program. I loved it and I still do the exercises on my own. The office itself is very relaxing and calming, and I cannot say a bad thing about my treatment — I wish I had more issues to fix!

I’ve been seeing dr Mancini for a few months for a neck issue that seemed to come out if nowhere, yet presented like a traumatic injury had happened! He has thoughtfully, thoroughly, and patiently treated me, and I’m happy to say I’m feeling 80−90% better! Previously I was cautious of chiropractors… And a bit skeptical of some stories I had heard, but dr Mancini is trustworthy and I have complete confidence in him. He introduced a Med-​x spinal strengthening course into my care treatment, which seems to have made a real difference. I highly recommend him.

Great massage! Excellent pressure. Ask for Carolyn.

I have been a patient of Dr. Mancini for just a few weeks now, and I am not sure how I made it through the past four years without him! As the 22 year-​old daughter of two traditional doctors, I was skeptical of chiropractics. I thought there was some degree of hocus pocus to it all, and I was nervous but getting desperate. Every chiropractor I have met has been some outrageous flavor of crazy, like the one next door to my office who is like a used car salesman in every way possible. Thanks, but no thanks, doc.
I found Benessere and Dr. Mancini on Unilocal and decided to give it a shot. For the last four years, aka my entire adult life, I have had chronic neck and low back pain and sporadic debilitating low back spasms. All I wanted was to feel my age. After numerous trips to physicians, urgent care and even the ER for my back, no one was working with me to solve the problem. Doctors would throw some pain meds in my lap, tell me to stretch before and after exercising, and send me limping out the door to get on to the next patient. I trusted them, as experts, and just soldiered on until the next flare-​up that would keep me bedridden for four days. Repeat.
Until Dr. Mancini, no one listened to me. No one asked me relevant questions, no one honored my multiple requests for x-​rays. No one thought that someone my age could possibly have chronic neck and back pain without a specific severe injury. At my first visit, Dr. Mancini asked me all of the right questions. Better yet? He listened to my responses. We did range of motion tests, and he asked very specific questions about the pain and other sensations I was experiencing in my neck, back and legs. He told me what he thought was going on, and we began treatment for acute spinal injury in my lower back.
After a couple treatments (each one better than the last) he referred me to an imaging center for a full spine x-​ray. He was right on the money with his diagnosis, but the x-​ray additionally showed scoliosis and a reverse curve in my neck (ow.) That explains a lot.
After being doubted for so long by other healthcare professionals, I just about cried (tears of joy!) at the validation of my suspicions. My intuition was right. Something was wrong, and Dr. Mancini got to the core of the problem within the first visit or two. I am blown away by his accuracy, his professionalism and his calm and hopeful demeanor. I’ve started an intense rehabilitation type program with him and after just a couple weeks, I’m noticing major progress. This guy is good, ladies and gentlemen. I highly recommend his work.
Side note: the entire office staff are just a joy. Fun, friendly and great at what they do!

Spending hours and hours hunched over paper and my computer, I’ve developed chronic low back pain. Last spring, it got to the point that I could barely focus because the pain was so intense and I had a hard time even standing up straight.
Dr. Mancini has made a world of difference.
Not only does he provide great adjustments, he asks questions that get to the core of the issue. And best of all, he provides holistic suggestions and recommendations to improve not only my back pain, but my general well being. Working with a team of massage and physical therapists, he is able to get to the root of the issue and create a comprehensive treatment plan. And he is funny and sarcastic — making appointments not just therapeutic, but fun.
He is upfront with cost and doesn’t use any uncomfortable high-​pressure sales tactics. And there no expensive x-​rays that seem standard with every other chiropractor!
His work has changed my quality of life dramatically and I enthusiastically recommend him to everyone I know.

Dr. Mancini is fantastic! He and the entire team of physical therapists, massage therapists, and others work together to approach each person’s needs uniquely.
He is not interested in just making me come in for adjustments, but in getting my injured back healthy enough to not need him! In just four months I have gone from barely being able to stand or sit or lie down without pain, to doing almost everything I used to do. I’m not out of the woods yet, but I know Dr. Mancini will do everything he can to get me to where I need to be.
I recommend Benessere to everyone!

My back has been killing me for the past couple months, mostly likely either from stress, from a wakeboarding accident this summer, or both. Regardless, I got a couple massages at a couple different places, and though they provided temporary relief, nothing helped the problem in the longer term until I went to Benessere and saw Christa.
Christa is extremely knowledgeable about and skilled in identifying the sources of pain, and working the surrounding muscles to relieve that pain. It’s as if she can see through your skin to the muscles underneath. She has very strong hands and excellent technique. She also gave me some exercises to do moving forward to help. The facility is small, friendly, clean and professional, and the prices are extremely reasonable. I definitely recommend!!!

Great people, awesome parking, beautiful location and professional service. These people really know their stuff. I see Dr. Mancini and he is fantastic. Prior to this I have seen 3 other chiropractors, but none with the vision of wellness that Dr. Mancini has for his patients. He has a background as a personal trainer as well as a chiropractor, so instead of just fixing you up and there ya go, he really seeks to see his patients grow to their maximum potential and become strong and well so these problems do not crop up again. I went from being unable to look over my shoulder to having full range of motion in my neck after a few adjustments. He realigned my cervical spine to the point where my chronic sinus congestion is a thing of the past. I really had no idea how much of your body can be affected by one’s back being out of whack, but now I feel much, much better. i also like that he’s not keeping me on a treadmill of endless visits, but tapers down the visits as my wellness progresses.