Meet Tony
Associate of Applied Science Degree Massage Therapy (+350 hrs), Rasmussen College 2009
Prenatal Bodywork Certification 2009, 2012 (16 CEUs)
Acupressure Certification 2012 (9 CEUs)
MediCupping Certification 2016 (12 CEUs)
Dalton MyoSkeletal Alignment Technique (MAT) 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2023 (186 CEUs)
Corrective Exercise 2021
City of Minneapolis Establishment License 2015 - 2024
Better Business Bureau Accredited Business 2016 - 2021
The journey of your mind living in your body drives me. That relationship of being in your body and living through that body it is a complex one. People come to me to help their body preform and heal and that drives me to understand and create treatments that get us to what you want. That relationship built on a foundation of complexities that we barely have scratched the surface of understanding. I don't want to understand how that happens I wanna understand what I can do to help you.
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— LM 8/25/2020
I listen, one of the things I dislike about healthcare the way it is currently done is that the efforts to make care more personal have in many ways made it less personal. I want to take the time to listen to person coming to see me. When you go in to see a doctor how often do you get numbers of people asking questions without listening to you. They want to make sure they know who you are and why your there but when it comes to listening to understand what got you to their office time becomes short. When you come in I want you to be listened to be understood. I budget my time for people not for profits. I would rather see few people in a day and get them better outcomes than more people getting less than the outcomes we could have.
It’s about alignment. Keep your nerves, muscles, and bones where they should be for better performance and injury recovery.
What I really do is listen to the experience you have in your body and what it is you're trying to do. Then are use a variety of techniques to listen to what your body is saying and that doesn't always match up to how person is feeling and articulates to me. Beyond that it's a matter of utilizing my training to determine what I can do to help get you and your body to the same place through careful study, advanced proven techniques, and observation of results.
The path to performance starts with a consultation and even though you may have read all or a portion of my consultation system it's important to understand that everything is done for a reason. So when you come in for your consultation I recommend having again any external input from your doctors other professionals and even your own observations. During your consultation you're going to be asked very particular questions we are also going to perform physical test in order to understand where you are today. My best advice is to come in with some kind of workout clothes to change into that are not extremely tight or too loose. The consultation portion can take up to 30 minutes. I'm also going to do some brief work on you to see how your body takes to bodywork itself to better understand what we're gonna do moving forward. Before you leave you're going to have a plan for your next session. All sessions are 90 There after your consultation this is done for a number of reasons but most importantly is to get the most out of every session sometimes two hours is too much and sometimes an hour it's just not enough this is a perfect average that allows people to schedule consistently.
Intake Form Perform Checklist HIPAA MNCAM
Sports medicine is about identifying problems that impede performance. Sometimes you may already know about a lot of these impediments from other doctors, physical therapist, or other diagnostics like MRIs. When you come to work with me you're going to have the opportunity to find out what I can do to help alleviate these impediments. This is most often the time when having a healthcare team makes the most sense. I don't assume that just because someone wants told you something can't be improved or something is permanent that it automatically is medical technology and techniques are changing every day.
1. Acute Pain & Swelling
2.Restore Joint Mobility & Range of Motion
3. Bring Back Muscle Strength & Endurance
4. Coordination of Movement (correction of recovery compensations)
5.Retaining of Sport of Activity Skills
Over the years I have accumulated some of the most important skills required to help identify these impediments and to help you overcome them using a variety of important tools and the understanding of when to pass you off to those who have different tools that might be more effective and that most certainly does not end our new relationship at that point it merely helps to enhance it
When you come to work with me you're going to find tools to help release tight muscles and tissues to help heal some of those muscles and tissues using red light therapy. You're going to find techniques like stretching, foam rolling, and cupping to help you once those tissues are healed to begin the process I was making them ready for performance through a carefully crafted plan. Sometimes things like MAT release or corrective exercises might be necessary and I'll be able to help you there as well to understand how it's going to benefit you and how long we hope it will take.
So once we work through the athletic medicine It's time to get down to the herd the clients tend to like the best and that is achieving athletic performance. Athletic performance is built on the foundation of a healthy body which is ready for training. Athletic performance at this stage requires a knowledge from the beginning of where you ultimately want to go. If you were soccer player how can we help condition the muscles and tissues to best exploit those skills necessary in soccer. The idea is just now spend less time with me and spend more time with people like athletic trainers, strength trainers, and skills specific coaches. Many of my clients don't have any of these people they have just never gotten to the end of the athletic medicine process and so they don't know what they want to do with their performance. Yes the quality of your life will be improved and if it means you can do every day tasks with less pain or discomfort or you can stay in better health for longer and decide later how you want to perform that decision is up to you. The next step is the final step is when you are wanting to perform at that next level I will be with you In the form of sports massage as a way of maintaining what you have built no matter who your other professionals are.
Many people use the term sports massage incorrectly and I want to try and help people understand the difference between increasing athletic performance and what the goals of sports massage really are. Sports massage is intended to help wake up muscles prior to athletic activity which should reduce injury and increase performance and then at the end of a session of physical exertion to reduce the risk of injury (a great example would be marathoners who is the massage therapist the morning of and within an hour of completing a marathon right there at the scene of the events). Yes I do provide sports massage services when requested as I have a lot of experience with athletes because they were some of my first clients years ago. But before sports massage there's always training and performance. Athletic training often times will go hand-in-hand with what people tend to call sports massage because sports massage is a term people know when really it's like saying the word Kleenex it's someone imprecise. The most apt term to use in a situation where you were training for something or you are a regular exercise or is to look for sports medicine. When you move into professional sports for example often times of people that athlete will work with our sports medicine professionals.
Pre-event sports massage has an intended goal of quickly waking up and warming up muscles just prior to physical activity. The most common in most often seen form of sports massage is pre-marathon sports massage often done within 30 minutes of the event. Sports massage sessions of this nature range anywhere from five minutes to 20 minutes depending on the nature of the particular client involved and the physical activity.
Post event sports massage is intended to Help muscles joints and ligaments calm down after extreme exercise which will help reduce inflammation, Delayed onset muscle soreness, and help prevent injury. These sessions typically happen within 3 hours of the activity. Most often stretching is incorporated into the sports massage session as a way to ensure that proper range of motion and joint function. Sports massage sessions of this nature range anywhere from 10 minutes to an hour depending on the particular needs involved.
Is this really for me?
The Perform program is made for those who want to improve their physical performance. This can be someone who has never worked out or tried to get into shape before and wants to make a change all the way to the professional athlete. Most clients are between 18 - 40 who are otherwise healthy who have some simple pain or limitation to performing better. My system helps find those little things that are impairing your performance (this is not a substitute for physical therapy or personal training) and taking steps to fix them. I have many tools to get you including cupping, light therapy, corrective exercise, MAT, stretching and more.
What do I wear to a session?
Because every session will be different because everyone’s needs are different I would suggest that you bring gym style clothing (shorts, t-shirt, inside workout shoes). If needed you can change when you come to your session. If you want to bring your own music that is fine, we will just keep it a respectful level.
How long to get to my goal?
Everyone starts a different distance from their finish line. What I tend to find out in most cases is that people think they are is worst shape than they really are. Most people seem to be closer to their goal than they think. We will make a plan together but not a schedule. Most people cannot stick to a schedule but they can stick to a plan. Your conviction to get to your goal and your commitment are two different things. Most people will need several sessions with me to get started and then as you are able you can bring in your other team of professionals as you see fit. People like Chiropractors, Personal Trainers, and Strength Coaches to keep you moving towards your goal. Others may not want to bring in others and want to do more on their own and that is ok too.
Why do Perform sessions cost more than your other services?
The simple answer is that you are getting far more than massage or simple application work. Both of us are going to be every tool I have available together to get you to your goals. Many of the skills that are used in tools that I provide or not available or necessary during a massage session.
Why are all sessions 90 minutes?
When you are working toward your goals time means something. It is normal for us to work with one or more therapies during one of our sessions. Having the time to do just makes the most sense. Lets take the time to do things right and not rush.
How often do I come in once I have started?
That is dependant on where your starting from in relationship to your goals. We will be talking about this in detail during your consultation. I have found that for you and many other people like you several times the first month and once a month after that will most likely be the plan.
**Tony Schwartz Bodywork LLC is a therapeutic orthopedic massage healthcare specialty provider. None of the providers are medical doctors and by law cannot provide a medical diagnosis. All consultation and paperwork information that you provide from other medical providers will be taken into consideration but perceived medical conditions or injuries you may believe you have should be evaluated by qualified medical doctor before proceeding. You acknowledge that as a result of these statements you choose to waive liability for any injuries or financial hardships as a result of medical costs incurred as a result of any recommendations or therapies which take place as a result of receiving services at Tony Schwartz Bodywork LLC.
