Profession & Organization
- Massage Therapist
- Author, Facilitated Stretching and Sports Massage for Injury Care
Bob McAtee, LMT, BCTMB, CSCS
Bio
Bob McAtee, LMT, BCTMB, CSCS has maintained a full-time massage therapy practice for over 40 years, specializing in sports massage, flexibility work, and soft tissue therapy, with significant clinical experience treating people with injuries and chronic pain. His clientele includes Olympic and professional athletes, dancers, performers, and recreational athletes as well as countless patients with soft-tissue injuries.
Since 1988, Bob has owned Pro-Active Massage Therapy, an active, international private practice in Colorado Springs, CO. In addition to his private practice, Bob is a sought-after presenter throughout the U.S. and internationally on the topics of facilitated stretching and strengthening, sports massage, and soft-tissue injury care.
Bob is Board Certified in Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork and is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist through the National Strength and Conditioning Association. He has been an active member of the AMTA since 1988.
He is the author of the best-selling Human Kinetics books, “Facilitated Stretching” 4th edition, used by health and fitness professionals worldwide as the go-to resource for PNF stretching and strengthening techniques. Since its release in 1994, Facilitated Stretching has sold over 150,000 copies and been translated into Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Korean, Chinese, and Japanese. Bob’s latest in-demand book, Sports Massage for Injury Care, was released in 2019.
Connect with him at his website, www.stretchman.com