Integrative Physio.

Dr Matthew graduated from Nottingham University (UK) and has been working in Singapore for almost 15 years. He subsequently completed his post graduate clinical doctoral degree with high honours from the USA. Having completed a broad spectrum of hospital experience in acute medical and musculoskeletal care, he moved into the private arena before deciding to pursue his vision for integrative healthcare. Dr Matthew has a wide range of interests. He combined his work as a Sports Physiotherapist for the Singapore Rugby Union, dealing with pitchside trauma and sports injuries with his other interests of chronic musculoskeletal pain and Functional Medicine. His work in Rugby has seen him lead pitchside medical teams at Singapore Cricket Club Sevens, World Rugby 10’s competition, the HSBC Sevens and Super Rugby competitions. As a Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner he seeks the underlying causes of pain and dysfunction through an in depth history and examination to prescribe a treatment plan that deals with root cause, putting the body in the best position to heal itself. In addition to rehabilitative exercise and conventional manual therapy, Dr Matthew combines holistic techniques including dry needling to form a treatment approach that considers whole body imbalances and restrictions that contribute to acute and persistent or chronic injuries. Dr Matthew initially trained in Chinese TCM needling for pain as part of his Physiotherapy undergraduate before completing further multiple further training in other needling techniques in Australia and Singapore culminating in almost 300 hours of practical training. Of late he had the great honour of attending training by the pioneer of dry needling Dr Jan Dommerholt (Physiotherapist) in the area of pelvic pain. In order to maximise patient outcome, Matthew regularly draws on the expertise of his team of functional nutritional therapists, vestibular physiotherapists and other physiotherapy colleagues to ensure that the patient is managed from all angles. Matthew has valuable experience treating specialised conditions involving the jaw, neck and shoulder. His interest in the shoulder has been galvanised by the training of Dr Lyn Watson (Physiotherapist) with whom he seeks to align with for optimal management. Matthew has also completed post graduate training in the hip, completing his final dissertation in this area and is registered Hip Pain Professional under Dr Alison Grimaldi. Dr Matthew is a keen educator, he has conducted education for both medical doctors and the public on the topics of pain management, physiotherapists in China on the subject of back and neck pain and has taught across southeast Asia as a Senior Medical Educator (Medical Trainer) for the World Rugby “First Aid in Rugby” and “Immediate Care in Rugby” courses as well as the RFU Pre hospital Immediate Care in Sport (PHICIS) and First Aid in Sport (Asia Rugby). He also spent almost a decade on the Singapore Rugby Union Medical Committee and pitchside medical education sub-committee in helping to direct pitch-side care and education in the region.