Photo: John G. Louis, CMT

Acuforce International was founded by John G. Louis, CMT in 1999. John is a certified massage therapist who began his career working with professional athletes in 1980. He traveled as the personal massage therapist and athletic trainer to Harlem Globetrotter Meadowlark Lemon. He spent 5 years as the massage therapist and assistant trainer for the Chicago Sting soccer team who he helped to win the 1984 Soccer Bowl Championship. He has also worked with the PGA Tour, Grand Prix Tennis and Men's Professional Racquetball. Professional Memberships: American Massage Therapy Association American College of Sports Medicine International Association of Infant Massage Advisory Board Member Chicago School of Massage Therapy Clinical Instructor Trinity International University

In 1989 John opened the
Massage Therapy Center of Winnetka,
a highly regarded clinic on the affluent north shore of Chicago, Illinois. The clinic has been rated the best on the North Shore by both the Chicago Sun Times and the new book Necessities: Chicago. The Massage Therapy Center employs 9 AMTA therapists and John served as the massage therapist for the 2005 World Series Champion Chicago White Sox baseball team. He is frequently interviewed on television and radio, discussing the benefits of massage for the general public and professional athletes. Photo: Meadowlark Lemon receiving a treatment in 1983

Pictured left to right: Chicago White Sox Trainer, Herm Schneider, ATC, Oakland Athletics designated hitter Frank Thomas and John G. Louis, CMT

1982 Chicago Sting Soccer Team Louis pictured bottom front left