Castrell Neuromuscular Therapy

I was drawn to Castrell Neuromuscular Therapy by its stellar reviews, and I’m relieved to see that they do not disappoint.When I first met the owner Croft Castrell, I was experiencing a shortened range of motion that was preventing me from giving my fullest in weightlifting workouts. In addition, one of my calves frequently had been experiencing muscle cramps when contracted. During the first massage session alone, Croft intensely worked on my calf muscles, and I was able to do single-legged calf raises without any of the typical cramping. He finally followed up with an exercise list to be done at home.Croft is a phenomenal and observant massage therapist, who attempts to figure out how to best treat patients based on their range of motion, gait, and lifestyle. His massages do not simply try to provide symptomatic relief but rather try to address the root cause of those symptoms. He brought up other aspects of the body that I hadn’t even considered as possible factors in my main concern.As a former bodybuilding competitor, Croft demonstrated great personal understanding of the muscular system’s nuances in the context of weightlifting exercises. He unsurprisingly has significant upper body strength, which is critical for neuromuscular therapy and deep tissue work on patients who are larger or more densely muscular. I’ve joked that Croft could probably take down a bear using only his thumbs.Although the massages were intense and challenging, I believe that Croft’s expertise has allowed me to develop into a stronger and more flexible weightlifter. If you stick with Croft on a regular basis, the benefits will speak for themselves.

I have been to many massage therapists, but I have to say Croft is the best! If you’re looking for a massage therapist who knows the body, works with injuries, and gets to the root of the problem, then Croft is the guy. I had ACL surgery a year ago and notice less pain throughout the day. Additionally I have been able to get a little more range of motion after each session - which is progress!!

Luis has been fixing my neck and other various body parts, and I cannot recommend him highly enough. With just one session the vertigo I had been experiencing almost disappeared and by two, it was gone. Absolutely wonderful!

Marty was a great listener to my long description of issues with my neck and spine. Then he zeroed right in on problem areas and was effective at targeting stuck muscle groups to address root cause of my cervical spine problem. He used elbows and hands to release muscles and was deliberate with the deep pressure I needed. He gave me good guidance for home practice to continue to address my overactive muscle groups and build strength where needed, in a valuable way different from other practitioners I’ve seen. I will go back to see Marty.

Luis is wonderful and I can’t say enough nice things about him. He has helped me resolve my musculature issues very effectively. Luis is always on time and very kind. He is a good listener and responds to changes in your situation as treatment progresses. I highly recommend him.

I came in with a severe limitation with range in my neck, arms and shoulders. I left the very first appointment with a noticeable improvement. Croft was very professional, personable and he is a careful listener. I finally found someone that can help me, someone with the knowledge needed to do the work. :)

The very best therapists in the bay area and maybe the whole west coast. As a former professional action sports athlete I have layers of injuries from the past 3 decades. Castrells staff are professional, friendly and extremely knowledgeable. They have been able to alleviate pain and discomfort from my very first visit.

I started my journey with Castrell Neuromuscular in April 2023 because I was experiencing numbness in my arms. I had previously tried seeing my general practitioner and had also tried acupuncture. Nothing seemed to help.Fast forward to 2024 and Im still seeing Croft on a regular basis as he has helped me realize the ailments I was feeling in my body had more to do with just my arms. Croft really takes the time to get to the root of the problem and spends the time needed to give me more mobility and feel better. He is truly a blessing!

I came across Castrell searching for help with my frozen shoulder. I was in pain and needed someone who had a deeper understanding of the body.Carsons expertise and knowledge in addressing my issues were evident throughout the session. The massage techniques used targeted the areas affected by my frozen shoulder, providing much-needed relief.I left each session feeling noticeably more relaxed and with improved mobility in my shoulder! The effects have been amazing, and I have experienced a significant reduction in pain and discomfort.Carsons expertise, professionalism, and genuine concern for his clients make him a true healer in the realm of massage therapy. I am grateful for the positive impact hes had on my journey to recovery. I have been referring Carson and Castrell to my friends and family!

Luis was really outstanding. It was my first visit and I was in a lot of pain. You could tell he knew the anatomy of the musculature well to diagnose the problems. Great work.

Its hard to believe that after 15 years of searching for treatments, I never came across this before. I have chronic spasm and nerve pain from car accidents. Castrell did an excellent job assessing my rather complex history and immediately alleviating the most severe problem areas. So much more effective than PT or massage. Please give it a try!

Marty is very knowledgeable and in tune with the body. Marty addresses the underlying causes of many of my musculoskeletal issues (i.e. osteoarthritis in the knees, etc.). He is very positive and personable. I left the session with absolutely no knee pain and no hip tightness. Thank you Marty!

Croft and team always know the problem and know what to do to elevate tightness/pain. Croft is a dedicated body worker and I highly recommend his office. Thank you Croft!

Do you know that feeling when you find a trusted resource, someone who is really good at what they do? A good mechanic? Electrician? Dr? Croft is one of those people.Over the years Ive had many surgeries and physical therapy. From my experience, and from my results with him, I am very impressed with Crofts knowledge and experience. He understands how the body is interconnected rather than just focusing on the area that hurts. You can treat the area that hurts but if you dont treat the cause, youre left chasing your tail. As part of one of my treatments, he was working on my diaphragm. I asked him why and he said because my hips didnt have good internal rotation and if he didnt open that area up, it would continue to be a struggle. Sure enough, my internal rotation was better and I had less pain.I wholeheartedly recommend Croft and his staff. They practice 21st century healing. Thanks!

Castrell Neuromuscular Therapy is pure excellence! I have been to many massage businesses in Silicon Valley and I can say, hands down, that this is the absolute best one.All therapists at this business are wonderful, but I have worked extensively with Croft. He is an expert in his field; he has vast knowledge of the body, knows a variety of modalities and works to find the root of your pain.His top priority is to get you out of distress and then to teach you how to take care and improve your body so you don’t end up in the same situation that brought you to him.I appreciate how he wants all his clients to improve and ultimately not need him anymore. This is so opposite of many therapist, who just want to make money off people.Croft is not only a highly skilled therapist, but his manner and professionalism always make me feel at ease. He is funny, kind and tells the best jokes, just when I need it.I am so thankful I found this place and Croft!

Heidi makes sure to explain everything! She has been so helpful so far and I’ve experienced a lot of relief.

I went for a very specific problem and found the appointment to be a waste of time and money - very expensive. I left with the same pain and with poor advice. Big words were used unnecessarily ( I understood all of them) to sound professional..and were useless in addressing my issue. I went elsewhere the next day and found relief. Dont bother with this place, even though there are nice pictures.

I am so grateful to have found Carson at Castrell Neuromuscular! He has helped my back and joint problems in such a short amount of time. Carson really understands how muscles interact and integrate with the body and is able to pinpoint trouble areas and get my body back on track. My flexibility has returned and the joint pain is gone. It helped more than I ever imagined it could. Thank you!!!

I’ve been Croft’s client for about 7 years now. First time I literally crawled into his office after slipped disk incident. In a few sessions I got the relief needed and stayed committed to using Croft’s services regularly to maintain my spine health. Manual therapy can do wonders especially when approached with time and commitment. Over the years Croft also helped me with neck pain, shoulder pain, knee pain cases. He is extremely professional, very knowledgeable, and has a great personality. Most important you feel taken care of. He is passionate about his craft and genuinely interested in helping. That matters!

We cant recommend this place enough. My father is a stroke survivor and has been coming here for neuromuscular massage therapy for the past six months, and the benefits hes experienced have been incredible. Before coming here, my father had limited range of motion and muscle stiffness, making it difficult for him to perform any task. But with the help of Croft, hes made amazing progress. He was able to target specific muscles and release tension, which has improved his overall mobility and flexibility.The staff here is incredibly knowledgeable and compassionate, and they take the time to understand each patients unique needs and goals. They work closely with my father to create a personalized treatment plan that focuses on his specific areas of concern.

I am always reluctant to leave a 1 star review unless I feel it is warranted based on my personal experience with no malice I intended. Simply put, I came to Castrell Neuro in hopes to get some alleviation for my forearm tendinitis (golfers and tennis elbow and some very tight connective tissue in my pec muscle. I was worked on for about 50 minutes or so, and unfortunately the very deep, painful myofacial release I was hoping for never came. At the end of the service my therapist was quick to try and upsell me on a much more expensive service. One would hope that a therapist in this field is passionate about helping their clients feel better, and achieving that through the most least invasive methods necessary. To work on a client one time and then fast forward to a much more expensive shock wave therapy, I cannot help but feel that this was motivated by money. I am an athletic trainer and I know that my tendinitis requires deep pressured, meticulous handwork to release the tension where the tendon connects at the elbow, which is what I was hoping to get from Castrell Neuro. Unfortunately I did not. Lastly, I feel that it is extremely inconsiderate to do any close proximity body work on a client if you have a cold/feeling under the weather. My therapist spent the entirety of our session sniffling behind his mask every few seconds, be clearly had a runny nose and was doing his best to keep it at bay behind the mask. I have a 3 week old newborn at home and I would have much preferred to NOT spend an hour in a small room with someone who wasnt feeling up to par, again I cant help but feel like my well being wasnt prioritized over financial gain. Working on me while sick and then trying to immediately recommend me an expensive shock wave therapy after ONE session just hasnt sat well with me. My purpose for this review is not to discourage people from patronizing this business, I just want to speak on my personal experience since I was emailed a request for a review, so here I my review.Respectfully Submitted

Highly recommend going here if you have any physical discomfort or pain. I was suffering from pain due to anxiety and couldnt find relief until I came here. I saw Vasily for my first few appointments and he was great.Majority of my appointments were with Jillina and she was amazing. I had so many issues and she would always listen and come up with a plan to help me. Im so grateful that I came here and that she was able to help me heal. I dont think I would have recovered without her.

The first session was more than a full hour. It was closer to 1 hr and 20 minutes. I have been suffering from hip pain for the past 5 or more years and recently I also pulled a muscle. Castrell did a full review of the whole body, not just my hip. Then after the session, I felt my body felt freer and something so basic as walking felt more natural and comfortable. For me this is quite miraculous!

It was a great massage, focused exactly where I requested. I would recommend it.

Croft Castro is better than I imagined a massage therapist could be. A 1 hour appointment is worth more than 6 weeks of physical therapy with all associated exercises. Also, easy booking, hes one of the nicest guys youll ever meet and he is an expert and in a lot of different modalities of massage. I believe that he was key to curing or at least greatly helping my sleep apnea, fixed my shoulder that had been an issue for 12 years and possibly was critical, was likely critical to my long Covid fatigue being cured. I could not recommend higher.

It seems that Croft deal with balancing the whole body from a neuromuscular aspect. The questions asked are outside of the boundaries that I would have considered. I look forward to continuing the manipulation that Croft started. My first session gives me hope that permanent dramatic restoration of normal functioning is possible.

Ive been coming here on and off for 4 years, for various sports injuries and muscle aches. This is THE place to come if you have a specific problem you need fixing. Ive seen all of the therapists here and they all have an incredible knowledge of human physiology and biomechanics. They usually spend the first five minutes assessing your problem so that they can accurately diagnose the root problem (which is often different to what I thought it was!) and then the rest of the session is the most effective and targeted massage you can imagine. I always leave feeling 90-100% better and with some recommended stretches or exercises to help me correct whatever imbalance or weakness had caused the problem. I dont recommend many places, but these guys are truly excellent at what they do

CastrellMy bursitis in my shoulder was triggered from a reaction to the COVID vaccine. After struggling for a long time, I looked up muscle therapy and found Cantrell Neuromuscular Therapy. I have been working with Vasily and there was immediate relief after the first visit, albeit temporary. It took a few more visits plus doing the exercises I was instructed to do and I am back to swimming and almost pain free.I recognize that there are flare ups due to overuse and I am learning to manage that but I will continue with monthly visits to hopefully overcome fully from my shoulder pain.These guys are focused in what they do and very experienced. I would recommend them with no hesitation.

Ive had chronic headache and fatigue for many years and couldnt figure out the reason before I went to see Vasily. Even just after the first treatment I could tell that he was able to help my neck recover in a way that no one else had been able to. Immediately afterwards I had much more energy and my mind is clearer and my headache is almost gone.Ive had many massage therapists working with different modalities and chiropractic treatments before but nothing that helped as dramatically and with long lasting relief as the treatments I had from Vasily. He was also very friendly and answered the questions I had about what was wrong with the vertebrae in my neck, showing me with a model spine he had in the office.Even though Im from out of town, I was fortunately able to see Vasily a few times before I had to return home. Vasily kindly showed me where to find therapists with similar training he had so that I could get treatments if I continue to have problems once I returned home. Thank you Vasily!

Awful experience with owner. Was supposed to be a 2 hour massage. Filled out intake ahead of time. I really need the massage badly and was excited for it. He ruined it!They wanted a evaulation which I did grudgingly as they kept asking the same question and kept repeating my answer of issue is because of concussion/whiplash and just need a massage on these specific issues. Thats all! (Already seeing a chiropractor and neurologist and they both say I need a massage to loosen up these specific areas).Finally getting the massage worked on a was a good massage for ten minutes by Jillian working on exactly what I had said, then the owner comes in and ruins it by saying I need to do the evaluation and pretty much having the massage stopped even though Jillian was working on exactly what needed to be worked on! Jillian was doing a great job for the ten minutes working on exactly what needs to be worked on and what I had stated.It was a concussion/whiplash and it was obvious the areas of pain, plus me saying them, and then Jillian working on those specific areas to then have it be derailed cause I didnt complete the evaulation up to their standards in their eyes even it had nothing to do with my issue, and it was asking the same questions over and over with me repeatedly saying the same answer.

I’ve been having discomfort in my body for a long time and couldn’t even go to the gym. In the first visit, Dr Castrell identified what was going on in my body and went straight to work. I was able to sleep better, focus better and I felt my mobility was great. After I thought the first visit was really good and couldn’t get any better, the second visit surprised me even more, I felt as light as a feather. My body can actually move. Dr Castrell knows how the body should move and taught me the importance of taking care of your body. I will be coming regularly

I found Castrell Neuromuscular Therapy through a routine Internet search. I have seen Croft twice now and the results have been incredible. Croft is personable, patient, empathetic, and he lets you know what he intends to do and is doing each step of the way. Croft is passionate about what he does, and the results show. These are not traditional spa-like massages with a person who has little knowledge of the body. Croft is a licensed and certified sports massage and neuromuscular therapist, and his style produces true results.

Try it and you will feel better like I do! Croft is a ninja and I see him regularly even got my workers comp insurance to pay for my visits

Croft is a body master. Highly recommend!

I am super impressed with the healing results I have experienced as a result of receiving professional neuromuscular therapies over the course of a couple of months only!! .. I came in to the Castrell Neuromuscular Practice with various bodily discomforts going on simultaneously but have been seeing one physical issue after another gradually improving. Last week, after an hour-long session with Therapist Castrell, I was able to do a certain bending-stretch that I have not been able to pull off ever since an injury I had few years back. Needless to say, that was an incredible moment for me! -Also, I had pulled a calf muscle earlier this year which caused me some scar tissue build-up.. Consequently, I began having heel pain (at the start of summer) which just would not go away and was quite debilitating :( However, after specialized deep muscle massage techniques, I can happily say that the intense & persistent heel aches have drastically diminished and I have gained much more mobility :) ~ I have had nothing but VERY positive experiences with the Castrell Neuromuscular Therapy and would strongly recommend anyone struggling with minor or major bodily soreness and stiffness as well as suffering with different pain difficulties to promptly schedule a visit at the Castrell practice. You will not regret it!! We owe ourselves a properly functioning & healthy body!!

Really knowledgeable and effective. I went in because my back and shoulder was causing me a lot of pain. Not only did Castrell helped me relieved my pain but I can breathe better now. He def opened up be chest. My range of motion’s improved and my back is no longer locked up.

Found DR Croft searching for myofacia massage. wow outstanding. my body has felt like balled up homework for awhile now. after 1 visit with Dr Croft. i got a lot of mobility back in my hips and torso. i can actually do certain movement with out groaning. cant wait to continue to get me back to an active lifestyle.

Long overdue review, Castrells been taking care of me for the last year with my muscular issues. It can be painful but I always come out better.

Not only does he have a cool alliterative superhero name, he’s genuinely here to help people. Right off the bat you can tell that he is genuine and cares about his craft and easing peoples’ pain. If you’re looking for real relief then start here!

Croft is amazing! He leveraged different techniques to develop a treatment that has given me my mobility back.

10/10 I have had about 18 sessions with Vasily and I cannot recommend this place enough. Vasily takes the time to listen to your problems and has excellent technique. I leave this place feeling brand new

Vasily is one of the best therapists I’ve ever seen. He is not only knowledgeable but genuinely cares about his patients.

Best place ever!! Highly recommend!

Croft is very knowledgeable and is able to customize the modalities applied for specific concerns.

Croft is the best therapist Ive ever seen.

I improve every visit.

Always great this man is a blessing

Vasily is the best. Even better.

Fantastic!

Great therapist