In 1994, I completed a 600-hour Massage Therapy Program at The Connecticut Center for Massage Therapy.

From 2005 to 2009, I worked as a sports massage therapist at ESPN in Bristol, Connecticut. My primary role was to work with sports- and work-related injuries in their sports performance facility.

Over the last couple of years, I have been quoted in Runner's World UK, Massage Therapy & Bodywork, Massage Magazine, IDEA Fitness Journal, Massage & Fitness Magazine, and The Guardian Liberty Voice.

I have also served as an applied biomechanics consultant for the fitness staff at Canyon Ranch, The Greenbrier, and ESPN.

I have held a license to practice Massage Therapy for over 29 years. For the first 18 years of my career, I was a nationally certified personal trainer. During that time, I completed thousands of one-on-one private training sessions. I also taught the biomechanics of exercise to personal trainers, group exercise instructors, and physical therapists throughout New England.

In 2009, my wife and I moved to Dallas, Texas. 

Before teaching applied anatomy & kinesiology at the Parker University School of Massage Therapy in Dallas, I taught kinesiology and advanced kinesiology of the lower extremity at the Connecticut Center for Massage Therapy.

I have been on the faculty at Parker University for eight years.

I'm a member in good standing with the AMTA (American Massage Therapy Association) and ABMP (Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals).

If you are tired of dealing with the same pain or injury and want to function better, feel free to reach out to me at rick.merriam@engagingmuscles.com or send me a message on my Facebook Page.