Tatiana Martushev, LMT

Tatiana is wonderful!
She is gentle and caring and very skilled.
I’ve seen her for a number of issues with joint pain and muscular issues over the years and each time she delivers excellent treatment and follow-​up without me needing to see her for more sessions than needed.
I highly recommend her services.

I’ve been working with Tatiana since July of this year.
I’ve been suffering with chronic vestibular (dizzy) and tension type migraines since May of 2009. I have been under the care of a headache neurologist at St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital since July 2009, and through a combination of medications and my own yoga practice I was able to be functional. I had a constant vice like pressure in my head that never went away, not even for a minute, for five straight years. The pressure went up and down like a volume dial, but never off. I had dizziness and unsteadiness every day. Sometimes my ears would feel clogged, on and off, with no correlation. It was maddening. I’d had every medical test imaginable, MRI of both neck and brain, xrays, CT scan, allergy tests, eye exams, multiple ear exams, heart monitoring, tests for lupus and lyme disease, all negative. I was tired all the time, had acne and bloating even though I eat well and go to yoga regularly. I’m 30 years old. This began when I was 24.
Tatiana was able to link all of the symptoms I’ve had my entire life together and give me a logical reason for all of them. I was diagnosed with IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) when I was seven. I have mild cerebral palsy, an orthopedic disability that I was born with. Tatiana figured out that my gut was not processing food correctly because I was eating the wrong foods my whole life which was leading to chronic inflammation of all my organs and an overproduction of mucus, and that the tightness in my hips from the CP was putting tension on my spine, all of these things resulting in head pressure.
Under her care, I changed my diet immediately. I’ve always eaten well, organic whenever possible, I avoid processed food. Under her recommendation, however, I cut out wheat, bread, sugar, dairy, and all processed food. My skin cleared up immediately. My energy level went through the roof. My ear pressure went away. The head pressure is lessening. I still go to yoga to release tension in my whole body, but this is the first real progress I’ve made in five years. I had a slip on the diet one day and ate fried chicken, and the next day my ear pressure returned. I’d never seen a correlation of any kind with this symptom before. I went back to the diet, the ear pressure went away.
Tatiana made me feel like feeling miserable with a million conditions wasn’t just my «lot in life,» with no real explanation like many Western doctors had said, but instead that there is a reason for everything, everything in the body is connected and I’m not broken. My body was simply compensating for external factors and ran out of options. I wasn’t born with this pressure in my head and I once again have real hope that I can heal.
Before I saw Tatiana, I was working out like crazy to little results, feeling bloated, dizzy, tired and broken out. I couldn’t work a full time job. Tatiana looks at the whole body as a system that works together (which it is). If I hadn’t found her, I don’t think I’d ever have discovered a reason for all my problems. This morning I woke up my wife to tell her the pressure was gone. In that brief moment, it was gone. And I think those moments will get longer and longer now.

I am so grateful to have found Tatiana! All the great reviews on Unilocal led me to her.
I developed tendonitis in my elbows from too much computer work, and had so much pain, inflammation and stiffness that I could not do any of my normal, daily activities. Western medicine failed to help, including chiropractic, lydocaine injections in my shoulders, and physical therapy. I was in search of something that would help. I had heard of cranial sacral therapy years ago, and figured maybe now was the time to try it. Upon searching on Unilocal,and finding Tatiana, her website stated that she also practices lymphatic drainage massage, which I had not heard of much before, but sounded like it directly addressed my symptoms. So I scheduled an appointment, which was the best thing I did for myself.
Most days, I now have no more inflammation in my elbows/​arms! Tatiana’s practice using lymphatic drainage massage and cranial sacral therapy also help tremendously with other long-​term chronic pain/​inflamatory issues I have in my body; for many years, my skull felt like I was wearing a tight, fitted cap, but I no longer have that feeling after seeing Tatiana! She helps with imbalances in my hips that cause hip/​low back pain, upper back tightness, every pain I have she helps decrease or eliminate. Tatiana has also helped me to understand what to do to make my body healthier and happier to help eliminate pain/​inflammation triggers. Eliminating a bunch of the inflammation in my body has caused me to lose weight! Now that I can build my muscles back up after the trauma, I have more mobility after seeing Tatiana than I do after seeing the physical therapist!
Not only is Tatiana incredible in her practice helping people get out of pain, she is such a sweet, kind, easy to talk to person and has such a calming presence. I feel like I improve mentally & emotionally as well as physically every time I see her. One of my favorite days is when I get to go see Tatiana. You are in great hands :)

I’m so happy I found Tatiana.
I had been suffering from sciatica pain, caused by lower, herniated discs, for two years. Physical therapy and steroid injections had not helped.
I came into her office bent over in half, not even able to stand up straight. I can’t express how much pain I was in and how quickly I was losing hope.
My session was extremely gentle and I was amazed to be standing up straight comfortably the next day. I’ve made so much progress working with Tatiana and am on my way to being pain free, something I never thought would be possible.
Tatiana is incredibly talented, intuitive and caring. I feel so lucky that I found her.

I’ve been going to physical therapies for more than 15 years, and in just a few sessions Tatiana changed my back. She released emotional charge from my back and the chronic pain has been critically reduced. She has a special talent for healing professionally enhanced. It is worth paying a visit to her website

Tatiana is the best! I have had ongoing issues with an autoimmune disorder and after years of going to doctors Tatiana has been the first to actually provide relief and has been instrumental in helping me manage the symptoms of the illness. She is also a wonderful person and incredibly gentle. I have referred friends to her and would highly recommend her to anyone dealing with physical and/​or other health related issues.

Amazing. I had been recovering from a concussion for 4 weeks prior to seeing Tatiana. I had been to a few doctors about the pain I was feeling, but everyone kept saying that it takes time. Tatiana gave me a holistic check up, discovered that my cheekbone was compressed, and through her amazing work, released that pressure. After my session with her, I immediately felt better and my head pain is GONE. Incredible. I only wish I would have seen her sooner.

I totally lucked out.
After two weeks of enduring a mild and annoying neck crick, I woke up today almost unable to move my neck and paralyzed by pain that was triggered by slight movements or impact. I was in tears intermittently throughout the morning from simple tasks such as trying to pick up my bags to reading a book for class.
I found Tatiana through
while I was searching for a chiropractor but fortunately for me none of them were available. They probably would have made my condition worse. I called Tatiana and she told me to come in and about an hour later I was in her gentle and experienced hands.
I had never tried CranioSacral Therapy before but was always curious. I’m glad I got my first experience with Tatiana. When I walked into her office I could barely turn my neck. It was like my head, neck, and back were all one piece of wood. She told me my neck muscles had become inflamed and that my neck vertebrae were out of alignment from weeks of grad school stress, not sleeping very well, reading and sitting in weird positions. Thus the crick and resulting pain. I walked out with a bit more mobility and now that I’ve taken some pain killers actually feel sane enough to catch up on my studies.
I came to her in a very extreme condition and she gave me relief. I didn’t expect it to all go away immediately but she has helped immensely. I’m grateful for her knowledge and talent and recommend her without reservations!
Thank you Tatiana!