Clearwater Spa and Massage

An active healer since 1994, Doctor of Chiropractic Scott A. Rubin hasn’t slowed down since the day he graduated cum laude from Life Chiropractic College. He then went on to complete post-grad studies in kinesiology and acupuncture, earn certifications as a power-Pilates instructor and yoga instructor, and achieve a black belt in wado kai karate. All of these endeavors have added to Dr. Rubin’s holistic understanding of the human body and its wellness—an expansive knowledge that he brings to his practice at Rubin Health Center. There, he teams up with a nutritionist and licensed massage therapists to help clients reach their full wellness potential, rather than continue to live in the pain they’ve suffered since attempting to pogo stick down their staircase.

The experts personalize these plans by starting with a head-to-toe structural assessment for each patient. Depending on a client’s needs, habits, and complaints, the professionals then recommend treatments and therapies that range from chiropractic adjustments to active isolated stretching therapy. The center also focuses on time-tested healing techniques such as massages to ease stress and chronic pain, and acupuncture sessions to allay arthritis and anxiety. Yet the health gurus understand that prevention is key, and to that end augment their personal treatments with the yoga, Pilates, tai chi, and nutrition classes that take place in the center’s second-floor studio.

THE PATIENT AND ANY OTHER PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYMENT HAS A RIGHT TO REFUSE TO PAY, CANCEL PAYMENT, OR BE REIMBURSED FOR PAYMENT FOR ANY OTHER SERVICE, EXAMINATION, OR TREATMENT THAT IS PERFORMED AS A RESULT OF AND WITHIN 72 HOURS OF RESPONDING TO THE ADVERTISEMENT FOR THE FREE, DISCOUNTED FEE, OR REDUCED FEE SERVICE, EXAMINATION, OR TREATMENT.

At JenSpa, owner Jen and board-certified plastic surgeon Dr. Diana Elias team up to bolster beauty with a range of aesthetic treatments. Jen employs Image Skincare products—which are entirely petrochemical- and paraben-free—to soothe and nourish skin throughout her facials, while Dr. Elias helps reduce wrinkles and other signs of aging with injectable treatments such as Botox and Juvederm.

Led by licensed paramedical aesthetician Ariel Starr, Salon Du Soleil Medi-Spa's staff aims to send their clients home pampered, rejuvenated, and with head-turning new looks. The specialists have honed their skills in a variety of areas, sculpting new hair designs or donning flawlessly applied war paint as they battle unwanted fuzz with waxing services. The spa pamperings, which also include manicures and massages, pair with medical treatments to fully make over bods with methods including microdermabrasion, which blasts away signs of age. Salon Du Soleil's staff works to create a clean facility by completely sterilizing equipment and only telling PG-rated knock-knock jokes.

Led by massage therapist and colon hydrotherapist Kathleen Leslie, the natural-care practitioners at Pura Vida Wellness Spa specialize in pharmaceutical-free healing. Services include detoxifying therapies such as infrared-sauna sessions, several massage modalities, and the bentonite-clay body mask, in which the natural negative charge of clay draws out positively charged toxins such as metals or swallowed gum. Their bread-and-butter service, though, is colonic irrigation, which Leslie's team uses to treat numerous ailments, such as bloating, migraines, and insomnia. Their offerings also extend to yoga classes.

Licensed massage therapist Carl Ocken heals people with his hands. He uses his knowledge of muscles and tendons to target his kneads, soothing strokes, and pressure to help alleviate pain and stress in his clients. Though Ocken specializes in deep-tissue massage, during which he uses firm pressure to unwind knots that can cause chronic pain, he is well versed in a number of modalities that include neck and shoulder massage. Regardless of the massage they receive, clients can kick back and relax in Ocken’s professional massage chair. Aside from working out of a doctor’s office, the therapist also packs up his practice to help reduce tension in clients’ homes, offices, or submarines.

Sally Plink Hair Facials Massage's name says it all, mincing no words when expressing the scope of the business' mission. Facials incorporate Dermalogica products, volcanic mud masks, or shea butter, and body treatments nourish the dermal layers with Dead Sea salts and protein-shake powders. Furthermore, stylists gussy up looks by trimming hairdos, and massage therapists use hot stones or warm bamboo shoots to soothe clients' weary muscles or heat up cans of soup during a power outage.