Rachel Carroll - Massage Therapists

Biographical Info

Rachel is a Certified Neuromuscular Therapist, Graston Technique Specialist, Certified Active Release Technique® Provider, and Certified SportStretch® therapist. She is the owner and founder of The Neuromuscular Studio, established in 2003. She specializes in elite athlete injury rehab and performance, post-surgical rehabilitation (ortho and spine) and complex pain conditions. The majority of her work is with elite athletes: she works with NFL, including the Arizona Cardinals, NBA and WNBA, and MLB athletes for correction of soft tissue holding patterns and treatment of injuries. She uses Neuromuscular Therapy, Graston Technique®, Active Release Technique®, SportStretch®, NeuroCupping, and PNF in her Elite Athletic Therapy sessions. Her Neuromuscular Therapy sessions focus on correcting dysfunctional soft tissue patterns from surgery and those that contribute to chronic pain. She is the soft tissue specialist for many of the Arizona Cardinals year round and other NFL players in off-season, and MLB players during Spring Training. She is the Soft Tissue Rehab LMT for the Cleveland Guardians (MLB) and the former Sports LMT for the Phoenix Mercury (WNBA).

She has been a practicing, licensed massage therapist since 2002 when she graduated from the Arizona School of Massage Therapy in Tempe. She began her massage career at an upscale athletic club where she concentrated on Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation of athletes. In 2003 she began her private practice and founded The Neuromuscular Studio, concentrating her efforts on rehabilitating athletes and treating the injuries of performing artists. Her touch is moderate to deep.

It is her own experience with music, the performing arts, and injuries that originally inspired her career in massage therapy. Rachel holds a Bachelor of Music in Bassoon Performance from Arizona State University where she studied with Dr. Jeffrey Lyman. She graduated Magna Cum Laude in December of 1999. In her Junior year of study as a performance major, she developed severe tendonitis as a result of the repetitive stress and playing demands of her degree. After exhausting traditional options with little relief she chose to look at alternative therapies, including massage, to alleviate her pain and restore her performance. The treatments and their success prompted Rachel to pursue a career in massage therapy.

Over the years her specialties in soft tissue treatment for injuries and medical conditions has expanded to also include concussion, post-surgical orthopedic and spine rehabilitation, and motor vehicle accident injuries. Her particular post-surgical rehab interests are Ortho rehab including Hip Arthroscopy, spinal fusion, and Cesarean Section, for which she has developed soft tissue and scar release treatment protocols.

She is currently an Arizona State Licensed Massage Therapist, a Certified Neuromuscular Therapist under Neuromuscular Therapy American Version, a Graston Technique Specialist, a Certified SportStretch® therapist, and a Certified Prenatal Massage Therapist under Kate Jordan and Bodywork for the Childbearing Year. She has also been a member of the exam item writing panel for the National Certification Board for Massage Therapy and Bodywork, writing questions for the National exam. She is currently an active professional member of the American Massage Therapy Association.

**Due to her travel commitments with professional teams and players, her schedule is not online. She is on a wait list for new, non-athlete ortho/rehab clients at this time – please contact the office to schedule with another therapist for your specific needs. **

Licensed Massage Therapist (LMT)
Arizona State Board of Massage Therapy
Status: Current

Certified Neuromuscular Therapist (CNMT)
Neuromuscular Therapy American Version – Judith DeLany
Certified, October 2006
Status: Current

Certified Graston Technique® Specialist (GTS)
2021

Certified Active Release Technique® Provider
Lower Extremity – Level 1 – 2025

Certified SportStretch® Therapist:
2023

Advanced Neuromuscular Cupping Therapy (NeuroCupping)
2020-2021

Advanced Neuromuscular Therapy training
Hip and Thigh – Precision Neuromuscular – June 2026
Ankle and Foot – Precision Neuromuscular – June 2026
Unique Aspects of Whiplash Syndromes – Judith Walker DeLany, April 2011
Spray and Stretch Techniques – Judith DeLany, July 2009

Kinesio-Taping:
2013

Certified Prenatal Massage Therapist
Bodywork for the Childbearing Year – Kate Jordan, January 2008
Status: Current

Orthopedic Massage training
Orthopedic Massage for Lower Body Conditions – James Waslaski, January 2012
Orthopedic Massage Techniques: Lower Body – Whitney Lowe, September 2015

Member of the American Massage Therapy Association
2002-Current

Member of the Arizona Massage Therapy Association
2002-Current

Graduate of the Professional Massage Therapy Program
The Arizona School of Massage Therapy
Graduated 2002

Instructor of Injury Massage Curriculum at the Arizona School of Massage Therapy
Tempe and Phoenix campuses
2003-2005

Bachelor of Music in Bassoon Performance
Arizona State University
Graduated 1999, Magna Cum Laude