Matt has been helping people get out of pain and move better for over 20 years. He is a massage therapist and personal trainer. He has treated clients ranging from infants to Olympic athletes and will use his expertise to deliver a specific and therapeutic massage personalized to you. He incorporates a multidisciplinary approach because no one has identical anatomy or needs. 

 

Non-negotiable philosophy:

Everyone gets an individualized plan as unique as their lifestyle. As you change, so will your needs.

 

He has treated 30,000+ and has 35,000+ clinical hours.

 

60+ specialized certifications for treatment or training: 

• Hands on tissue manipulation

• Human movement

• Functional movement screening &  assessment evaluations for movement, breathing, & pain

• Sports specific evaluations, performance & training

• Golf. 

• Baseball pitching & hitting, Softball hitting. 

• Tennis. 

• Strength and conditioning

• Working with rotational athletes

• Training women throughout their lifespan, Pre & postnatal. 

• Training rotational athletes (golf, baseball, softball, tennis)

• Youth development & fitness

• Nutrition

 

Once upon a time, Matt had 11 amazing years coaching youth soccer and graduated from culinary school. He doesn’t love super long walks on the beach, but does LOVE food, watching sports, movies, listening to a wide variety of audiobooks, playing video games, and has a habit of explaining things with endless analogies (probably because in 15 years of teaching massage his students didn’t always get certain references). His first car was a ’78 Volvo tank with 3 horsepower, rear wheel drive, manual windows, no turn radius that sounded like a hangry grizzly bear when attempting to climb small hills. In most years he will make a copious amounts of marinara and xxxxx hot sauce.

 

General Philosophies: 

• Human movement is beautiful and should be expressed as diversely as possible

• Quality before Quantity  

• Breathing before crawling and crawling before walking and walking before running

• Competency before Efficiency (skills)

• No system or technique works for 100% of people.

• No one cares how much you know until they know how much you care

• A jack of all trades is a master of none but is still better than a master of one

 

People really want 3 things: 

• Live a pain-free life. 

• To be able to play with their kids / grandkids / a sport. 

• Know their body will be available doing random things. 

 

What you will learn: 

• Why do you move the way you do

• What factors are contributing to your pain or limited mobility

• How to create as much resilience as possible

• Ergonomic tips 

 

The basic truth: 

• There is no such thing as “injury prevention.” Professional athletes get injured, & they have the best training & healthcare teams money can buy.  

• You want the most resilience possible, because if you do get injured, you want the fastest possible recovery.  

• My job is to teach you techniques & strategies you can implement immediately when you get back to the office, when you get home, or go do life. 

• Just try. It’s not about perfection.  

 

Helpful tips: 

• Life is stressful and don’t forget to breathe.  

• Listen to your body and it knows what you need.  

• Exercise is NOT a punishment for what you ate. 

• Choose movement that is meaningful to you. 

• Mistakes are temporary and not a life sentence. 

• Love your body and your body is beautiful.