Impact Sport Science Group

I have been a client of Jenn’s now for two years. When I first worked with Jenn, she was helping me to work out ahead of my wedding, but our sessions quickly evolved into much more than just working out. I had never heard of MAT, but I have to say, I am now addicted, and have spread the word to my husband and family members.
Jenn has truly been a life changer for me. If you have chronic muscle or tendon pain, want to take your athleticism to a new level, or are recovering from an injury, stop hurting and go see Jenn. She is an excellent listener and truly cares about her clients. Not only has she eliminated all of my pain, but she has also taught me how to try and take care of my body more effectively and naturally. It has made such a huge difference. For the first time in a long time, I feel strong and balanced.
I’ve worked out with a few trainers before, and have also tried multiple other methods of stretching and strength training — yoga and pilates — and have to say that MAT blows them all away and actually makes a difference — and most importantly, Jenn does. She truly knows MAT and how to bring unhealthy and painful muscles, joints, and problem areas back to life. In addition, she’s a wealth of information and does what she says she will do. I am so glad I accidentally found MAT and Jenn! Go see her and try it for yourself. You’ll love MAT and her.

MAT with Jennifer Schwartz has been life-​changing!
Like many people, I assumed MAT was just another fancy name for physical therapy, however after my experience with Jennifer, has lead me to believe MAT is the new frontier in the world of chronic muscle and back pain.
History: My story with chronic pain began back in 2007 in my plantar fascia. I was a collegiate athlete coming off an intense year of high school athletics. The pain began while doing my summer training; realizing I was having more discomfort than usual, I just thought I was out of shape and continued running. Also, like many athletes, we tend to brush off pain as a mental distraction. I continued on like this until I couldn’t run for more than 10 minutes at a time. Never having been injured before, the college trainers just attributed it to tight calves and achilles tendon issues, and gave me the same old speech of ice, stretch and rest. Despite their efforts, the discomfort became so bad that I couldn’t run any longer than 7 minutes a time. Much to my coach’s and my own disappointment, I was rendered pretty useless. After a few months, collegiate athletics, running and playing mostly in discomfort. I went saw a podiatrist. I thought great finally I’ll have answers! In the end, I ended up paying $ 500 for customized shoe inserts. The inserts helped to even out my stride, but the pain persisted. A few years later, I found a chiropractor, who was able to find that the inserts were simply making my legs the same length since one of my legs was shorter than the other, due to my hips being out of alignment. My chiropractor was able to get me to the point where I could work out for an hour twice a week. However, after two years of this, I started to wonder, Would I really be limited to working out only 2x a week for the rest of my life? Would I ever be able to run a 5k again? Like many, I wanted to be able to have something to train for to help me get motivated, but with a bum foot, it didn’t seem possible.
**After one, 1 hour session with Jennifer Schwartz I was able to walk around without any inflammation or tightness for the first time in FOUR years. Moreover, the range of motion in my foot improved drastically, I could feel and see the difference right before my eyes. I did hot hot yoga three times over the next week and left each class pain free! I highly recommend Jennifer Schwartz without the tiniest of reservations. She IS worth it. She is professional and has a genuine concern for her client’s chronic discomfort. And it doesn’t hurt that she is pretty affordable! I wish I had known about the benefits of MAT sooner so I could have saved four years of discomfort and medical bills!

Our daughter (U11 travel soccer player) was in a year of a crazy growing spurt shooting up 5″, Osgood Schlatters in both knees & sprained MCL all in one year! Poor baby had an MRI, went to PT, stretched like nobodies business & was the queen of popping Advil. Still nothing was working! The thought of taking all that Advil to me as a mother just didn’t seem right! So I went on a search for something different. I came across an article Jenn wrote for Soccerwire and thought her concepts where interesting and it didn’t hurt to try something new.
Jenn and Muscle Activation Technique (MAT) has made a huge difference for our daughter! Jenn is very passionate about MAT and female athletes. She spends a lot of time educating athletes on their bodies. I highly recommend her services & knowledge to anyone!