Matt joined Black Hills Orthopedic and Spine Center in 1998. He earned his degree in Physical Therapy from the University of Oklahoma and later earned his Master's Degree in Education from the University of Virginia. Matt's work experiences include employment at the University of Virginia as a Sports Therapist and Athletic Trainer and as professor of Physical Therapy at the Univ. of South Dakota. Matt has been active in research and has published more than twenty abstracts, literature reviews and original research articles in the journals Physical Therapy, Journal of Orthopedic and Sports Physical Therapy, Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy, and Athletic Training. Matt has been nationally recognized for his expertise and has been an invited speaker at more than a dozen regional and national sports medicine conferences, lecturing on topics such as shoulder rehabilitation and throwing programs, sacro-iliac joint evaluation and treatment, and knee rehab with emphasis on treatment for ACL reconstruction.