our team
Barbara Payne
BS, LMT & Founder
Barbara is the founder of B.Payne.Free Therapeutic Massage. She has over a decade of experience working in collaboration with medical doctors, chiropractors, physical therapists, acupuncturists, and personal trainers. These collaborations and experiences have given her the ability to assess and treat a wide variety of musculoskeletal conditions:
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Deep tissue massage for Orthopedic conditions
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Whiplash
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Chronic headaches and migraines
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Chronic tendinitis
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Acute and chronic soft tissue injuries
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TMJ Syndrome
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Neuropathies
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Joint replacements
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Radiculopathies
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Multiple Sclerosis
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Competitive athletes
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Osteoarthritis
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Rheumatoid arthritis
Derek Wong
LMT
A graduated with Cum Laude honors from the Swedish Institute College of Health Sciences Massage Therapy program, Derek began his journey as a client of Barbara before becoming her mentee and fellow LMT at the practice. As a mentee of Barbara, Derek is well versed in the modalities offered at B.Payne.Free.
With a training background in his heritage of Chinese Kung Fu, Derek has a deep understanding of the body’s capabilities of movement through mind-body connection and provides a dynamic touch in his massage technique. Derek is detail oriented and is committed to facilitating optimal health of musculoskeletal conditions.
While Barbara has been healing from long COVID, Derek has been able to easily transition into caring for many of the practices long term and legacy clientele.
testimonials
Check out what people say about us.
“It's a privilege to be able to trust Barbara with the care of my patients. I can confidently send any patient to her, in any state of health, and know that she will meet them where they are at with effective massage specific to their needs. She is talented, skilled, and professional.”
Dr. Megan Hondru DC | Brooklyn Chiropractic Studio
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119 W57th Street
6th Floor (within Cynergy Physical Therapy)
New York, NY
10019
(917) 359-4778