About OA: Southern Maine orthopedic specialists for foot pain, ankle pain, hand pain, shoulder pain, back pain, bone fractures, MRI, physical therapy, and sports medicine.

Matthew Wood, MPT
Matthew received his Master’s degree in physical therapy from the University of New England in 2005. After graduation, Matthew started work at a clinic in Southern Maine specializing in manual therapy. During his 6 years at the clinic, he worked with patients presenting with a wide variety of musculoskeletal issues including spinal dysfunctions, upper and lower limb dysfunctions, headaches, post-surgical rehabilitation, and dysfunctions of the nervous system. Wanting to further his knowledge of evaluation and treatment of orthopedic issues, he enrolled in a 2.5 year manual therapy residency in 2007. After passing the examination, he received a manual therapy certification from The Manual Therapy Institute in 2010. His clinical interests include rehabilitation of neck and lower back dysfunctions. Matthew joined the OAPT team in 2011, working in the Saco clinic.

Matthew enjoys golf, exercise and fitness, and is an avid disc golfer. He lives in Biddeford with his wife, 2 sons, and his english bulldog “Bogey”.

Continuing Education Units :

Seminar	Date
Titleist Performance Institute Level 2 Certified Medical Professional	2012
SFMA: Selective Functional Movement Assessment, Evidence-Based Clinical Model to Address Regional Interdependence	2012
Graston Technique M1, Michael Arnolt, Jacqueline Shakar	2012
TPI Certified Golf Fitness Instructor	2011
Titleist Performance Institute L1 Golf Fitness Instructor Seminar	2011
Functional Movement Screen FMS	2011
Recent Advances in Evidence-Based Evaluation and Treatment of the Shoulder, Mike Reinold	2011
Manual Skills for the Upper Quarter-Clinical Pearls, Cross Country Education	2010
*Received manual therapy certification through MTI	2010
Integrated treatment concepts, MTI	2010
Advanced Lumbar, Cervical and Extremities, MTI	2010
Exercise therapy, MTI	2009
Introduction to joint manipulation, MTI	2009
Evaluation and Treatment of Adverse Neural Tissue Tension, MTI	2009
Evaluation and Treatment of the Thoracic spine, MTI	2008
Evaluation and Treatment of the Extremities, MTI	2008
Evaluation and Treatment of the Cervical spine, MTI	2008
Evaluation and Treatment of the Lumbar spine, MTI	2007
Foundations in Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapy, MTI	2007
MTI Residency Coursework	2007-2010
MT-2 Basic Spinal Course, Maitland	2006
Mulligan Concept-Lower Quadrant, Mobilizations with Movement, ‘NAGS’, ‘SNAGS’ & More	2005
McConnell Approach to the problem knee and shoulder, Mary Kroth Brunet MS, PT	2005