Meet Frank Casucci, LMT

Regional Expert in Sports & Medical massage — Katonah, NY

For over twenty years I’ve helped athletes and active people get out of pain and back to performing. I’ve worked the sidelines and treatment rooms for Grand Slam champions, 13 NCAA Champions, 2 NBA World Champions, NBA Dunk Champion, Taekwondo world champion, NBA, MLB players, collegiate Hockey, Football, Soccer, Lacrosse, Baseball, Basketball, Fencing and Track and Field. I’ve worked at the 2018 US Open Tennis Championships (Co-Director of massage therapy), Premier Lacrosse League and Women’s Professional Lacrosse League players, Team USA Taekwondo, the Professional Squash Association, Manhattanville University, Pace University and Yale athletics, and the Bridgeport Sound Tigers (AHL). Before that, I spent a decade on staff at Family Sports Medicine & Fitness of Westchester alongside Dr. Eric Small, one of the leading sports medicine physicians in the tri-state region.

I also know elite physical performance from the inside out — Working professionally with the Pilobolus, Joffrey Ballet, Martha Graham, Paul Taylor, and Smuin companies and individual performers of ABT and NYCB. I understand what it takes to keep a body performing at its limit, and what it costs when something breaks down.

My approach (why I’m different)

I don’t do generic rubdowns. Every session starts with an assessment to find the actual dysfunction — the imbalance or movement pattern creating your pain — not just the spot that hurts. Then I use hands-on work drawn from orthopedic massage, sports medicine, and manual therapies which include neuromuscular and myofascial techniques, which I have learned and developed throughout my career to unwind chronic pain patterns and correct what’s underneath.

The goal is simple: get you ready to perform and excel in your sport or activity without pain — and keep the problem from coming back. Every session is targeted to your individual needs, which is why no two are exactly alike.

Credentials & certifications

License: New York State Licensed Massage Therapist — License No. 017395

Certifications & specialties:

  • Board Certified Sports Massage
  • Orthopedic Massage
  • Certified Kinesio Taping Practitioner (CKTP)
  • Craniosacral Therapy (CST)
  • Cupping
  • Cold Laser Therapy
  • Neuromuscular Therapy
  • Myofascial Release

Training:

  • Clinical Massage Therapist Degree — Connecticut Center for Massage Therapy, Westport, CT (2004)
  • Massage Therapist Degree — Connecticut Center for Massage Therapy, Westport, CT (2003)

Professional organizations:

  • American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA) — including the Sport Massage Team, Emergency Response Team, and Community Service Massage Team
  • American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)
  • Kinesio Taping® Association International
  • The New York State Society of Medical Massage Therapists

Experience highlights

Teams, events, and athletes I’ve worked with:

  • 2018 US Open Tennis Championships — Co-Director, massage therapy
  • 2018 AVP US Open Beach Volleyball — Volunteer
  • Manhattanville College — Team Massage Therapist
  • Premier Lacrosse League (PLL) players
  • Women’s Professional Lacrosse League (WPLL) players
  • Team USA — Taekwondo
  • Professional Squash Association players
  • Bridgeport Sound Tigers — AHL hockey
  • Yale Track Team — New Haven, CT
  • US Rowing Jr. Champion
  • Boston Marathon & Greater Hartford Marathon
  • Housatonic Valley Classic Pro/Am Bicycle Race
  • Community & charity events: Ride 2 Recovery, Relay For Life, MS Tappan Zee Bridge Tour, Hurricane Sandy American Red Cross

Professional dance: Pilobolus, Joffrey Ballet (principal), Martha Graham Dance Company, Paul Taylor Dance Company (principal), Smuin Ballet

Ready to get back to full performance?

Book a session and we’ll start with an assessment built around your body, your sport, and your goals. Book an appointment today  or call (917) 843-0695