Matt has been working as a registered Osteopath with Alpha since 2018 after completing his Masters in Osteopathy at Victoria University in 2017.

He is the oldest and thus the wisest of our growing Alpha family.

Growing up Matthew, like many in the 90s, had never actually heard of Osteopathy, but a fateful series of shoulder and hamstring injuries as a junior “athlete”, and a few
comments from a self-deprecating chiropractor led to its discovery and another five years of university that he’s yet to regret.

Prior to his Osteopathic studies, Matt completed a Bachelor of Biomedical Science (Genetics) while he worked as a personal trainer with a cert III, IV in Fitness. And
while he still believes he would have made a great scientist, after discovering Osteopathy, he knew he’d found the right fit.

Matt likes to do all the sports so naturally his current passion is Triathlon, the sport that is lots of sports! While his favourite is running today, he has also dabbled in:

• 13 years of tennis,
• 17 years of martial arts (Muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, BJJ),
• 5 years of power lifting,
• 18 years in the gym.

Admittedly each sport has come with its own fair share of injuries, but each sport has shaped the direction of his areas of expertise and philosophy as an Osteopath.

Running injuries, weightlifting injuries and shoulder injuries are what Matt loves to work with most. At Alpha we’ve always encouraged our practitioners to pursue what
inspires us and nothing seems to inspire Matt more than his own injuries. 2 rotator cuff injuries from tennis and boxing lead to a long fascination in shoulder injuries; a
hip and knee injury lead to 5 years of studying gym and weightlifting mechanics; an Achilles injury, plantar fasciitis, and ITB syndrome from running and now he spends
most of his time reading, watching, and listening to further education in running injury management and prevention.

They say it’s always best to stick to what you know, so it helps when you’re Osteopath has had lots of injuries.

Matt also has a keen interest in chronic pain and if you really want to get him talking just ask him about it! In his youth Matt went about managing his injuries in some arguably inadvisable ways (mostly ignoring them and hoping they’d go away…they didn’t) and consequently suffered a decade of shoulder pain and decade of neck pain. Understanding the principles of why he’d been in pain for such a long time and recognising chronic pain as something that needed to be managed differently to acute pain was a lightbulb moment for his recovery. He’s now happily chronic pain free and is happy to give away all his secrets for a small fee.

As a clinician, Matt believes that you’re much more likely to make the smart decision if you understand exactly what’s going on. Pain can be scary, but not all pain is
dangerous and because of that Matt loves to explain why and what is causing your pain. That way you can engage proactively with your health and injury. He uses a
combination of education and movement-positive therapy, supported by hands-on therapy to reinforce understanding and confidence in your movements.
Matt’s completed additional post-graduate studies in shoulder injury management, is a qualified running coach and completed several weightlifting courses by some of the
best coaches around the world.

Outside of work Matt runs a run club called Run West along with Dr Will, so if you want to come meet the man behind this bio without paying a cent, you can come run
with us every Tuesday and Saturday morning!

Outside of work Matt plays guitar, can be found running, cycling or swimming every morning which is always followed by coffee, and loves to spend quality time with his
two cats: William and Hester.