I am a New York State Licensed and Board Certified Massage Therapist, in private practice since 2008 as Rachel Richards Massage. Conveniently located near the Union Square, East Village, and Gramercy Park neighborhoods in Manhattan, I specialize in chronic pain relief, postural alignment, and mobility.

I focus on helping:
Repetitive Stress Injuries
Office workers, desk sitters, high heel walkers, backpack carriers, and others suffering from everyday repetitive stress injuries.

Sports & Fitness Injuries
Marathon runners, cyclists, skiers, fitness buffs, dancers, and others injured while doing sports & fitness.

Recovering Patients
Chronic pain sufferers, people injured in car accidents, recent surgery patients, patients trying to avoid or postpone surgery, and others who are recovering.

Anxiety & Stress
Anyone suffering from anxiety, stress, and depression.

My work is primarily a blend of Deep Tissue Massage, Sports Massage, and Medical Massage. Sessions are focused on alleviating your pain, tension, and restrictions, improving your posture and alignment, and enabling you to move freely. Whether it's running marathons, writing novels, or lifting up your child for a squeeze, my goal is to help you do what you love for as long as you love to do it!

My work is uniquely defined in three big ways:

1. Tailored to you
We're not treating a condition; we're treating a person. Just because two people have the same injury doesn't mean they will both respond in the same way to identical treatments. A customized, individual treatment plan is developed to help you best achieve your personal health goals.

2. Targeting therapeutic goals
To achieve long-lasting benefits of your massage therapy sessions, the work is goal oriented. Not only do we focus on alleviating pain and tension, but we work towards specific functional goals, such as walking for more than 1 mile without muscle cramping, getting back into cycling, typing for more than 5 minutes without numbness in the fingers, getting down on the floor to play with grandkids (and up again!), walking up and down subway stairs instead of splurging on cabs, and getting out of bed in the morning without muscle spasms.

3. Evidence-informed
My work is informed by the latest research - and fortunately, massage therapy research is continuously growing. I combine the best up-to-date evidence with extensive experience and continuous advanced education courses taught by leading health and bodywork educators. Evidence-informed practice also relies heavily on the valuable information you bring regarding your health history, your experiences, your concerns, and your treatment goals.

I look forward to helping you feel your best!