Meet The Team
At Diverge Performance & Physical Therapy, We Help Active Adults And Athletes In The Columbus, OH Area Get Back To The Workouts And Sports They Enjoy Without Surgery, Giving Up Activities They Love or Relying On Pain Medicine.
Have you experienced physical therapy where you get shuffled between therapists, see your therapist for just a few minutes then get handed off to an aide, or been told you need to come 2-3x/week when you know you could be doing more at home?
At Diverge Performance, we make a personal connection with our patients and always provide consistent care with the same Doctor of Physical Therapy. Through hands-on therapy, education and movement – our sessions are more effective allowing you to get to your optimal life in fewer visits!
Dr. Matt Longfellow
A Message From Dr. Matt Longfellow
Matt is a leading Doctor of Physical Therapy in Columbus, Ohio and founded Diverge Performance Therapy after seeing the traditional healthcare system fail hundreds of people firsthand – including himself.
In his mid-20’s, Matt struggled with chronic lower back pain. Doctor’s couldn’t help and only offered pain medications and advice to “stop working out so hard.” That’s when he discovered physical therapy and how to heal his body naturally without giving up the workouts he enjoyed.
As someone who’s been through it himself, he understands what it’s like to be worried you’ll never enjoy your active life again. Or terrified of getting a dangerous surgery. Or having to rely on pain medications just to get through the day. It’s exhausting, but it doesn’t have to be that way.
Dr. Matt was able to completely eliminate his own chronic back pain, and he’s helped hundreds of others get out of pain and get back to their life over the last 8 years and he looks forward to helping you do the same.
Fun Facts
- Hometown: Wapakoneta, OH
- Favorite Sports Team: THE Ohio State Buckeyes
- Favorite Food: Steak & Eggs
- Favorite Exercise: Turkish Getup
- Least Favorite Exercise: Burpees
- Favorite Super Hero: Thor
- Dog’s Name: Odin
Credentials
- Doctorate in Physical Therapy, THE Ohio State University
- BS, Exercise Science, THE Ohio State University
- Board Certified Sports Clinical Specialist
- Certified USA Weightlifting Sports Performance Coach
- Certified Clinical Athlete Weightlifting Coach
- Certified Functional Range Release Spine Provider
- Certification in Dry Needling (Cert. DN)
- Certified Selective Functional Movement Assessment, Functional Movement Systems
Continuing Education
- Functional Range Release, Spine
- Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization Basic Course A
- Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization: Exercise Course I, II & III
- McKenzie Part A & B: Cervical, Thoracic and Lumbar Spine
- Spinal Manipulation Institute Dry Needling Levels 1 & 2
- Functional Movement Techniques
- RockBlades & RockBlades Advanced
- Postural Restoration Institute, Myokinematic Restoration
The Diverge Difference
- Quick & convenient access to Doctor of Physical Therapy – no physician referral needed.
- Comprehensive movement assessment & rehab/strength program based on YOUR needs – not what insurance dictates.
- Consistent communication throughout your rehab program – so your questions are answered quickly to keep you on track.
- Access to our Performance Plus program after completion of physical therapy – so you can stay fit, healthy & pain-free for good.
Jordan Mather, PT
Owner of Clinical Marketer
| Physical Therapist
Are you constantly looking for the next restroom, afraid of jumping on the trampoline with your kids or picking up your child because your bladder will leak? Has sex become painful and want to return to how it used to be? If this is your new normal, it doesn’t have to be. You’re not alone … and we can help!
We help people with incontinence and pelvic pain get back to active lives without the need for surgery or medications.
You can talk to your friends and family about your back pain, but pelvic health issues, such as urinary incontinence and painful sex, are different—it can feel embarrassing to tell anyone. Even if you have friends or family you can talk to, they may have little to no advice to provide.
Who can you ask for help when you have urinary incontinence, fecal incontinence, or pelvic pain?
Clinical Marketer was created to help people get answers as to why they are hurting or leaking. Then provide the treatment they need, so that they can get back to living life on their terms. Each appointment is approximately 60 minutes long, allowing time to discover and treat the root cause of the problem- not just mask symptoms.
Medications and surgery can be helpful, and even necessary for some patients, but they may have side effects.
Physical therapy for the pelvic floor has no side effects.
If you want to live life free of incontinence and pain, and want a treatment that works to treat the root cause of the problem without side effects- call for your free screen today.
Clinical Marketer can help.