THERAPISTS:

Naomi Gonzalez is a NCBTMB licensed and certified massage practitioner specializing in sports and injury therapy.

She trained at the Muscular Therapy Institute (now Cortiva Institute) in Cambridge, MA graduating in 1999 from its two year, 900 hour program. While there she interned in the Athletic Training departments of Harvard University and Simmons College.

After graduating, Naomi worked privately and also volunteered at various running organizations such as the Dana Farber Running Club and Boston Marathon to increase her knowledge of sports massage.

In March 2000, Naomi began working with the Women's United Soccer Association's Boston Breakers, a professional soccer team in a league started by the 1999 Women's World Cup Champions and 1996 Olympic Gold medalists.

While there she functioned as the the team's home and traveling therapist for the 3 years the league was standing. Working closely with the Athletic Trainer, she witnessed and addressed various injuries associated with running and the game of soccer itself. Naomi actively worked on hamstring and quad pulls, hip flexor strains, sciatica, shin splints, plantar fascitis, rotator cuff injuries and overall soreness stemming from over training and repetitive stress injuries.

This experience proved to be invaluable as in December 2003, Naomi was recruited to work with the US Women's Nat'l Soccer team as they trained for the Olympics in Athens. Naomi considers it one of the greatest privileges of her career to have been able to help a team that made history for women's sports and soccer win Gold before its legends, Mia Hamm, Julie Foudy and Joy Fawcett retired from the sport.

Post Olympics, Naomi maintained a private client practice while pursuing her love of travel and exploring new places, living and working in northern and southern California over a period of 5 years.  In 2009, Naomi moved to the greater DC area to be closer to friends and family.  She is the owner of Inspire Your Body Massage in Chevy Chase, MD.