OUR STORY

Amanda & Anthony

Intuitive and Passionate, Trained Muscular Therapists, who strive to help guide others toward healing and recovery. Amanda, a recent graduate of The American Institute of Alternative Medicine, moved to Bellville, Ohio in 2023. Prior to living in Bellville, Amanda was born and raised in Rochester, NY. Anthony, a near graduate of The American Institute of Alternative Medicine, was born and raised in Ohio. Prior to opening the practice of Tackett’s Neuromuscular Therapy, Amanda and Anthony worked as Hunting Guides and Wranglers for Horseback Riding. Amanda and Anthony are former Mohican Trail Marathon runners, who love to do anything active and outdoors. Their goal is to help others achieve balance, aiming toward ease and efficiency in daily movement.

Meet The Owners - Lead Practitioners

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Amanda, LMT, NMT

Amanda is an all things active, anything and everything healthy, kind of woman. She loves to learn new things and challenge herself daily. Amanda has Faith in the Lord, and is proud to be a Child of God. Amanda has developed a love and passion for the human body, learning how the body moves through all of life’s motions. Whether it be trail running, horseback riding, compound bow hunting, yoga, mobility, weight training, swimming, boxing, or hiking, Amanda is passionate about the things that she enjoys.

Amanda feels as if this is one of life’s greatest blessings of all; Being able to study and learn Neuromuscular Therapy and share what she is passionate about with the world. Amanda hopes to help other’s feel good in their every day movement and activities they enjoy. Amanda shows exquisite attention to detail in every session, facilitating functional restoration. Amanda feels communication in each session has the greatest benefit for relief, to achieve our goals. Amanda hope’s to help and serve as many people as she can, as she feels Neuromuscular Therapy has truly changed her life.

Anthony

Anthony is a father to two teenage boys and is a passionate outdoorsman. Enjoying horseback riding, camping, backpacking, trail running, swimming, hunting and fishing. He is also an accomplished Martial Artist earning his Black Belt in Sports/Combative Jujitsu and a Blue Belt in Brazilian Jujitsu.  

He brings experience from many different physically demanding fields to include, most areas of construction, factory work, nurses aide, earning a Navy Special Operations contract and being injured in training. To the last eight years of being the Operations Manager and Lead Hunting Guide of a Hunting Outfitter and a Wrangler/Trail Guide for Horseback Riding. 

Having lived a life of physical activity and experiencing the aches, pains and surgeries that come with a physical life, he knows firsthand the benefits of Massage Therapy and Neuromuscular Therapy. His path as an LMT and NMT began when a session with a NMT completely changed and improved his quality of life. His approach is clinical and professional. Listening to each client and addressing their individual needs. No two sessions with Anthony are exactly alike. 

Expected Graduation/License Date -October 2026

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