Competitor's Edge Massage
Our Booking PolicyThank you for taking the opportunity to see us for your massage!
Please select sessions under NEW CLIENT if you are new and arrive 10-15 minutes early to fill out paperwork.
Ariel is not currently taking new clients!
Please select sessions under NEW CLIENT if you are new and arrive 10-15 minutes early to fill out paperwork.
Ariel is not currently taking new clients!
Massage Sessions
Massage Therapist
- Ariel graduated from The Edge School of Massage in 2014. After completing school she has since gone on to become a Master Massage Therapist with focus in Ashiatsu, Deep Tissue, Sports Therapy, Direct and Indirect Techniques, cupping, guasha, and electro stim.
Ariel McPherson
She enjoys working with athletes who are focused on preventing injuries and setting new PRs.
Ariel's dream to be a therapist started when she was 7 years old after discovering how much working on her mom's shoulders brought her relief. With her mom's history of neck and back surgeries, living in chronic pain, she knew her calling was to help others who experienced pain.
In Ariel's personal life she lives a very athletic lifestyle investing energy in bodybuilding, kayaking, and hiking. She believes in being an example and is quoted saying, "knowledge is power" on the daily.
Despite her own personal physical injury in 2019 with a Spinal Cord Injury, she has persevered and has been a shining example of how the body is designed to heal! - Richard Williams has been a Licensed Massage Therapist for 14 years. He performs an integrated approach to Massage and Bodywork including modalities ranging from Deep Tissue, Sports Massage, Trigger Point Therapy, MyoFascial Release, Orthopedic Massage, Cranio-Sacral Therapy, as well as various forms of Stretching and Muscle Energy Techniques.
Richard Williams
Richard knew Massage Therapy was a calling and passion of his since he was a child. He used to work on his active parents, and their friends since he was in Kindergarten. He felt his life gained purpose when he finally went to Massage Therapy School, and after graduating from Blue Cliff School of Massage in 2009, he moved to a ski town in Colorado where he became experienced by working on Winter and Summer Mountain enthusiasts including skiers, bikers, golfers, ultra-athletes, and Olympians.
Richard is an ultramarathon trail runner, and has had to learn much about the body to train and recover properly so that he can continue doing what he loves with little to no stress on his body.
Richard is also a Type 1 Diabetic, so he has to be aware and knowledgeable of other systems of the body to healthily and efficiently perform in daily life. - Hola! My name is Pablo de Dios. I am a licensed massage therapist in the state of
Pablo de Dios
Arkansas. While I enjoy helping clients achieve a relaxing massage, I really love and look
forward to working on clients that need specific work. I’ve always been amazed by the
human body and its capabilities. I moved here two years ago to attend massage school. I
graduated from Black Brook School of Massage in Fayetteville, Ar.
I'm well versed in modalities such as
Swedish, Deep tissue, and Sports massage.
In addition, I do nerve gliding, as well as, pin and stretch techniques.
I also enjoy using Graston tools and silicon cups to help improve recovery.
I look forward to working on you all and helping you recover! - Apache Baxley graduated from the University of Texas Health Science Center in 2014 with a Master’s Degree in Occupational Therapy and a Bachelor’s Degree in Health Science. He and his wife have been living in Fayetteville since 2016. He has worked as an occupational therapist in clinics, hospitals, and long term health for the last ten years, treating patients in age range from pediatric to geriatric and all populations in between. In addition to his occupational therapy degree and license he is an NASM certified personal trainer with a corrective exercise specialist certification and has been training clients for over two years. Apache has a life long interest and enthusiasm for weight training, mobility, and fitness. In January of 2024 he earned his Fascia Stretch Therapist certification. Fascia Stretch Therapy (FST) is a science based, dynamic approach to improving multiplanar, multi-joint, and rotational by working with fascia tissue & applying the techniques of PNF (Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation). Apache is in his mid forties and has applied corrective exercise principles to his own health and fitness endeavors in addition to his rehab experience with neck, shoulder, elbow, wrist and soft tissue injuries. He enjoys helping others who have experienced an injury or surgery return to previous levels of function and improving performance in meaningful activities.
Apache Baxley
Alison Taylor
Alison graduated from Black Brook School of Massage in 2020. She has had the opportunity to work with athletes and active people in both physical therapy and spa settings. She is certified all of the standard modalities, as well as, in Massage Cupping and Ashiatsu massage. She is a runner, cyclist, and loves connecting with people and being part of their healing journey.
About us
As professionally licensed massage therapists, we have been in practice since 2015. We are a "therapy first approach" clinic. We offer Deep Tissue, Sports Therapy, Ashiatsu, Recovery, and Stretching sessions. As well as, Cupping, Guasha, and Taping.
Opening hours
Pay online
Booking policy
- Website
- https://www.competitorsedgemassage.com
- Phone
- +1 479 276 1651
- competitorsedgemassage01@gmail.com
- Address
- 2140 N. College Ave Ste.4, Fayetteville, Arkansas, 72703
- Social media
Reviews
111 reviews
- Christian Bradley·
Richard is fantastic! I explained my problem areas and he worked on them with such care. I feel like a whole new person after leaving Competitor's Edge.
- Grace Gill·
Super great experience with Richard. I can't wait to go back!
- Tobin M.·
As usual Ariel is a master. I leave a different person every time she works on me. She has fixed so many problems with her skilled hands. 5***** for sure!
- Sydney D.·
Ariel is amazing!! She is so knowledgeable and so good at what she does. She is the only massage therapist I will ever go to.
- Apache Baxley·
Ariel is really good, she finds the hard to get to spots and works some legit magic.
- Brian·
Had a great massage and cupping session with Ariel! Looking forward to ongoing maintenance and continued education on body recovery!