In my experience, this was an unprofessional place. After only two massage sessions, they suddenly…read morestopped my treatments. What was surprising is that they said it was because of my history of breast cancer -- even though I had clearly disclosed this information both in writing and in conversation before starting the massages. I do not understand how a neck massage, which was the service I booked, would be related to a past breast cancer diagnosis. Overall, this experience left me with a very unpleasant impression. Communication and professionalism could have been handled much better.

First time here, very pleasant experience! Me and my boyfriend had both deep tissue massage for an…read morehour. My pain on my waist got greatly relieved... the atmosphere of the place was very calm and peaceful, the technique of the massage was on point. Recommend for people who sits all day in front of a computer, it truly works! Love the owner! Melanie and Taylor were so nice and warm! If you are a UConn Husky, you get a discount ;)

I have been seeing Reeni at Tolland Therapeutic Massage for at least four years. If I could give…read moremore than five stars, I would. Reeni is truly a gifted massage therapist. She has done massage, cranial sacral therapy, hypnosis, and muscle testing/balancing for me. She always seems to know what I need or knows how to get to what the issue is. She is an avid learner, and I admire how much knowledge she has, and she is constantly learning something new. I always leave her feeling renewed and lighter. Thanks, Reeni, for being you.

I work for a company called National Diagnostic Services and we do cancer/cardiac screenings for…read morefirefighters. We were providing service to Enfield, CT and our supplies for testing were lost by Federal Express. I needed a massage table to perform our ultrasounds asap and Reeni, the owner of this beautiful salon, generously donated the use one of her tables for our technician. She supports my theory that humans are still great, if you only look. Carol

Dr. Chere and Nick the massage therapist are fantastic!!!!!! I don't walk out of the office, I…read morefloat!!!

As usual, everything was excellent. The desk check-in system is efficient and Dr Cutting is very…read moregood.

I receive deep tissue massage often an my experience here was amazing. I have seen Lauren and…read moreCheryl so far and both were excellent! I would recommend MM highly.

This was my first time here. I scheduled a 30 minute therapeutic with Makayla. It was great! Clean,…read moreprofessional, convenient. I will definitely be back again.

I've visited this place multiple times for numerous reasons, and there are a lot of pros and cons…read more To put my review in context, I should note that after participating in a focus group on Student Health Services (SHS), I found that some of my experiences at SHS are common while others are not. STAFF The non-medical staff are a mixed bag. Not particularly nice, not particularly mean (though they can be). I never felt they cared for me as a patient, and often get the sense that they get frustrated working with ignorant students...which surprises me because shouldn't they enjoy working with students if they have chosen to work at STUDENT Health Services? I actually found the people in the insurance and records department to be much more pleasant to work with than those in scheduling. If you have the chance to work with the professional staff running SHS, you won't regret it. They are incredibly professional and love what they do. Too bad this doesn't translate down to the non-medical staff, who deal with students the most. The only doctor I've seen at SHS (for a legitimate appointment; I'll explain more below) is Neil Olsen, who also happens to be the only male doctor on staff at SHS. Dr. Olsen is friendly enough, though I sometimes got the sense that he wasn't listening to me, because he constantly interrupted me when I went to explain some symptoms that I was having. Nonetheless, he seemed to care about addressing whatever medical conditions were bothering me and was fairly comprehensive in my physical exam -- which is far more than I can say about other general practitioners. The woman who runs the Mini Laboratory is...interesting. She is very strict about a specific sign-in and waiting room process that isn't really intuitive, and she'll get mad if you don't follow it. She's very sarcastic and droll, which can either be amusing or grating, depending on the person. One thing that was frustrating about her was that she trained students to draw blood but didn't tell the patients that the student was the one who was going to draw until right before the drawing was about to take place. Needless to say, no one likes shaky hands with a needle. WAIT TIMES Another mixed bag. Coming in for an appointment during the summer, my wait time was 0 minutes. Coming in for an appointment at the end of the Spring semester, I had to wait 30-45 minutes past my appointment time to see Dr. Olsen. I was told that my wait time was a unique circumstance, but still. Wait times for the Mini Laboratory are anywhere from 5-20 minutes depending on who happened to have signed in before you. FACILITIES Archaic, and the staff will agree with you. Just deal with it. PHARMACY Alright, so here's the deal. If you want to utilize the SHS Pharmacy, you MUST get a prescription written by an SHS doctor. Thus, if you want to get a prescription refill, continuing from a prescription that was written by a non-SHS doctor, you'll have to meet with an SHS doctor to get the prescription re-written. I made the mistake of doing this, because my 3-minute meeting with the doctor who wrote my prescription cost me $20 in co-pay because it was deemed an in-network doctor's visit. I was so mad. The pharmacy itself is only stocked with a selection of medications. For the rest, you'll have to visit the nearby Storrs Drug or CVS (or some other options near Willimantic). For some reason, when I filled my prescription at the SHS Pharmacy, it was more expensive than when I filled it before at another pharmacy. Just another reason for me to avoid the SHS Pharmacy if I can. OVERALL There are a number of services offered by SHS that students have no idea exist. For example, counseling and mental health, X-rays, and women's health, to name a few. Plus, an on-call nurse at odd hours of the night is a great service to have. I would encourage students to become familiar with the services made available at SHS. SHS also frequently has flu shot clinics, in which free flu shots are given, FREE of charge, to students with a UConn ID. SHS doesn't advertise these clinics well, but be on the look-out for them in peak flu season. Ultimately, being right on campus, SHS is a convenient place to go for students. Especially with the new student health insurance plans, SHS visits could very well be free for the patient. For specialty services, be on the look-out for the new UConn Health Center clinic, opening in Storrs Center in December 2013.

Student Health Services at UConn is absolutely the worst and I would recommend avoiding this place…read moreat all costs, unless you're going to pick up over the counter medication at their pharmacy. To be more specific, my issue lies with one of the women who works there that I've had multiple times. These reviews are older stories (happened about 10 months - 1 year ago) because I didn't know SHS was on Yelp, or I would have reviewed much earlier, but the nurse to avoid has shoulder length gray hair (I'm not sure of her name). The first time I went to her with strep throat, she was unable to diagnose me and prescribed me "Popicles" (in correct spelling, popsicles). The second time I went, I had an appointment with her again as she was the only person available. This time, I was extremely sick and could barely walk across campus. I walked in and looked so ill that multiple SHS staff rushed at me because they thought I was about to pass out. When this particular nurse came in, she looked at me and walked into another room and talked loudly for at least 20 minutes about an annoying family member with another member of the staff, while every other nurse in the building was kindly checking in on me, as my nurse was busy chatting and was late for our appointment. When she finally met with me, she was unable to diagnose me and, after working with multiple other nurses, I was diagnosed with appendicitis, despite only describing my stomach pain as a 4 out of 10 (even I knew appendicitis would hurt more than a 4/10). They sent me to the hospital in an ambulance, despite my request that I go myself so my family would not have to pay the bill, where I was finally (correctly) diagnosed with strep throat that was presenting itself as a sore throat and irritated stomach. This second visit unnecessarily cost my family a lot of money in hospital and ambulance bills, and I have not returned to SHS sick since, as I know now that they are not helpful. I strongly recommend that if anyone is ill at UConn Storrs that they just go to Urgent Care and pay the $20-$25 copay, as they will at least receive average care, or that they just diagnose themselves on WebMD, which is probably more accurate. If I could recall the name of the nurse I met with I would recommend just making an appointment with anyone else, but unfortunately I do not, so I would advise that sick students go anywhere but Student Health Services.

No matter what kind of day that you have had- just walking into this woman owned business will put…read morea smile on your face. Every time I leave, I feel thoroughly rejuvenated. Most recently, my massage therapies with Victoria have placed me into a completely relaxed state. I have never fallen asleep before and found myself so relaxed, that it happened after Victoria left the room. She gives one of the best massages i have ever had.

Wonderful full service Spa. Staff is awesome. Heated bamboo massage to reduce stress and muscle…read moretightness. Head to toe services..

I was a patient of Anne's through a rotator cuff repair that also affected my neck and caused back…read morepain. Anne has a special gift of being able to identify exactly where my pain was stemming from and clearly communicated the best treatment for it. Anne used some cranial sacral techniques to ease my head and neck pain and deep tissue massage to loosen up some frozen shoulder issues I had. Anne was easy to talk to and I would highly recommend Anne's services.

From the owner: "Healing Island was born of a vision of health and wellness that came out of my own struggle with…read moreserious illness. "Using over 24 years of experience and education, Master Clinican, Anne Buchalski, LMT, CST, CYT brings her professional skill" to help you discover your highest level of health and wellness. Whether you're dealing with reducing your stress, with illness or injury or just want to connect more deeply into your own "inner wisdom" about what you need for your highest level of health, come to Healing Island. Anne is happy to provide the professional skills and a beautiful, comfortable pleace for you to Relax your Body, Calm your Mind and Restore your Spirit. Restore optimum health levels by realigning your energy systems with G.R.A.C.E. Healing.