The Smartroller and its family of products were created by Stacy Barrows , a Doctor of Physical Therapy, Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner®, and PMA-National Pilates Certified Teacher.
Stacy has used foam rollers for exercise and with therapy and rehab patients for more than three decades. She was one of the first clinicians to teach health and fitness professionals about the benefits of foam rollers. She invented and patented the Smartroller to broaden the practical applications of foam rollers and facilitate their use by people who found traditional cylindrical rollers too uncomfortable, difficult or dangerous to use. The Smartroller is featured in a chapter for the recently published
Stacy formerly owned CENTURY CITY PHYSICAL THERPY, INC. for over 24 years, and now has an integrative practice, Smart Somatic Solutions Physical Therapy, Inc . in the West Los Angeles region where she serves Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, and more.