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The Motus Way:
Our massage therapy coordinates with your broader health goals rather than operating as an isolated service. Whether you're managing chronic tension, recovering from injury, or maintaining performance, our therapists understand how manual therapy fits into your complete picture.
We adapt our approach based on what your body needs in the moment. Sometimes deep tissue work addresses restrictions limiting your movement. Sometimes gentler techniques support your nervous system recovery. Our therapists draw from Swedish, deep tissue, sports massage, craniosacral work, trauma-informed work, and instrument-assisted techniques like graston and cupping, using whatever serves your current goals.
Every session begins with understanding where you are in your journey. Are you preparing for increased activity? Managing stress patterns? Working through compensation patterns from an old injury? This context guides our approach and ensures massage supports rather than conflicts with your other care.
Consistent bodywork reveals patterns and helps build awareness of how your body responds to stress, activity, and recovery. This understanding becomes part of your toolkit for making informed decisions about your health and movement.
Aaron brings extensive movement and manual therapy expertise spanning over two decades of disciplined practice. His foundation in martial arts includes 20+ years of training and instruction, with certifications in Tai Chi that deepen his understanding of body mechanics, energy flow, and therapeutic movement patterns.
Aaron's clinical training includes kinesiology studies at SFSU and comprehensive massage therapy education at The National Holistic Institute, specializing in neuromuscular therapy techniques. His NASM certification as a personal trainer adds exercise science expertise that allows him to assess movement dysfunction and design corrective strategies most massage therapists cannot provide.
This combination of martial arts mastery, clinical education, and strength training knowledge makes Aaron uniquely equipped to address complex movement patterns and restrictions. He understands how fascial restrictions affect performance, how compensation patterns develop from injury, and how to integrate manual therapy with movement retraining for lasting results.
Aaron's approach draws from decades of studying human movement through multiple disciplines—applying martial arts precision, clinical assessment skills, and exercise science principles to deliver bodywork that addresses root causes rather than just symptoms.
In addition to chiropractic care, Motus offers fantastic massage. They have done a great job across the board with me -- while I've been injured, when I've needed serious deep tissue work, and when I've simply wanted to relax.
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I would highly recommend Dr. Stephens and the Motus Clinic team. Professional, knowledgeable, a great facility in SF!
The team at Motus took the time to establish a strong, trusting relationship, and gave me confidence that I would get the care and attention I needed. Their work has solved the knee injuries that plagued me for years, and has also given me the tools and knowledge to stay healthy going forward.
YOU will benefit you no matter what your current experience level is. Whether you're a total beginner who is living a sedentary lifestyle or an advanced practitioner in fantastic shape with the strength of an ox - these classes will challenge and improve your flexibility, strength, and balance. The Instruction increases your body awareness, you don't have to think about anything else but your breathing, and moving in the way they tell you to. The poses gradually become more difficult as the class progresses. I would 100% recommend Motus Rehab Clinic to anyone looking for classes.
Insurance companies insert themselves between you and your provider, dictating treatment length, approved methods, and when your care ends. Your provider spends more time documenting for insurance requirements than focusing on your progress, forcing providers into volume-based models where quantity matters more than quality.
We chose a different path. Our partnership is directly with you, not insurance companies. This eliminates the administrative barriers and protocol constraints that interfere with your care. Instead of 15-minute appointments rushing through insurance-approved treatments, you get the time and attention your situation actually requires.You receive transparent pricing with no surprise bills or coverage denials.
While we don't bill insurance directly, if you have chiropractic or physical therapy coverage, you can submit for possible reimbursement. We accept Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Account (FSA), and Medical Reimbursement Account (MRA) funds.The result? Care decisions made between you and your provider based on what you need, not what a third party will pay for. Finally, a healthcare relationship that puts your outcomes first.
These are great for individuals who are new to Therapeutic Clinical Massage, or for someone who wants the focus of the work to be on one or two specific areas of concern.
In most cases, 60 minutes is the tip of the iceberg when dealing with chronic stress and pain. Having more time ultimately gives the therapist the opportunity to reveal and heal deeper layers. This is a great option both for those new to massage as well as experienced patients.
This is recommended for those who have some consistent bodywork experience. Having this extra time allows the therapist to be supremely detailed, further enhancing your body's ability to recover from the physical ailments that are hindering its natural function.
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