Croft Castrell, CMT
Croft Castrell opened Castrell Neuromuscular Therapy in February of 2015, intending to create a practice combining extensive sports massage experience with the principles and techniques of orthopedic manual soft tissue therapy.
With a background in bodybuilding, Croft’s practice follows the philosophy that therapy is most successful when people are treated as whole human beings, not as individual parts. His work is focused on finding and treating the root causes.
Education
Croft Castrell, CMT, BCTMB, ANMT, BBA, graduated from National Holistic Institute as a Neuromuscular Massage Therapist and Health Educator on December 16th, 2014. Croft has experience and interest in outpatient manual therapy and sports rehabilitation.
Professional Achievements
A sports massage therapist at the following Bay Area events:
- October 2, 2016 – GEICO San Jose Rock n’ Roll 1/2 Marathon, San Jose, CA
- September 27, 2015 – GEICO San Jose Rock n’ Roll 1/2 Marathon, San Jose, CA
- November 27, 2014 – Silicon Valley Turkey Trot, San Jose, CA
- November 2, 2014 – Surf City Triathlon, Santa Cruz, CA
- October 19, 2014 – Nike Women’s Half Marathon, San Francisco, CA
- September 28, 2014 – Montclaire 5K, Los Altos, CA
- September 13, 2014 – Pose for a Purpose, Los Gatos, CA
- September 7, 2014 – The Giant Race, San Francisco, CA
- August 10, 2014 – Santa Cruz Triathlon, Santa Cruz, CA
- July 27, 2014 – So You Think You Can Hoop Competition, Oakland, CA
- June 8, 2014 – American Diabetes TourdeCure, Palo Alto, CA
- June 7, 2014 – Run for Wellness, Mountain View, CA
- May 11, 2014 – The Double Double Road Race, Pacific Grove, CA
- May 10, 2014 – I Care Classic, Morgan Hill, CA
- May 3, 2014 – The Payton Jordan Invitational, Stanford University, CA
- April 12, 2014 – Subaru Sea Otter Classic, Monterey, CA
- April 5, 2014 – Stanford Track and Field Invitational, Stanford University, CA
- March 23, 2014 – Oakland Running Festival, Oakland, CA
- March 2, 2014 – PAC 12 Wrestling, Stanford University, CA
- February 12, 2014 – The Double Double Road Race, San Jose, CA
- February 2, 2014 – Super Guadalupe River Run, San Jose, CA
- December 22, 2013 – The Double Double Road Race, Pleasanton, CA
- December 8, 2013 – Jingle Bell Rock, Santa Cruz, CA
- November 28, 2013 – Silicon Valley Turkey Trot, San Jose, CA
- October 20, 2013 – Nike Women’s Marathon, San Francisco, CA
Therapist Awards
- December 16, 2014 – National Holistic Institute – Honors Achievement
- November 30, 2014 – National Holistic Institute – Certificate of Achievement – Sports Massage – 173 hours (NHI Record)
- July 30, 2014 – National Holistic Institute – Student of the Month – August 2014
- May 23, 2014 – National Holistic Institute – Commemorative Certificate -Completion of 900 hours of the 1350 Hour Program
- May 23, 2014 – National Holistic Institute – Honors Achievement – GPA 4.0
- May 23, 2014 – National Holistic Institute – Letter of Excellence – Western Segment – GPA 4.0
- May 23, 2014 – National Holistic Institute – Certificate of Achievement – Sports Massage – 104 hours
- January 28, 2014 -National Holistic Institute – Letter of Excellence – Eastern Segment – GPA 4.0
Therapist Qualifications
- BCTMB Certification
- CAMTC Certification: #56806 Expiration Date 06/13/2024
- AMTA Member ID #1317244
- Sacroiliac Joint Specialist Certification: Hesch Method of Manual Therapy – 2021
- NHI – Advanced Neuromuscular Massage Therapist and Health Educator – 2014
- Acadia University – Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration – 1988
- Mr. Bermuda (Bodybuilding) 1990 and 1991