As a 28-year old endurance athlete who has never sustained an injury until last year, I was so frustrated when my right knee started acting up. I tried to run through the pain on many occasions, but the sharp and intense pain under the kneecap progressively got worse. I would run only half of a mile before my entire right leg felt paralyzed, being unable to bend it and incapable of continuing to run. To most, that doesn’t seem like a big deal…just take up some other sport or like most knee doctors advise you, “stop running!” I wasn’t going to accept that as an answer and was committed to continue my goals. The pain turned out to be patella tendinitis, so I went through the “typical” steps recommended to me: prescription anti-inflammatory gels, then pills, an MRI (knee looked absolutely normal), and weeks of physical therapy, yet I was in the same place I started two months earlier – unable to run and now even more discouraged. My options then boiled down to either injections or surgery – none of which I would consider.

I was so fed up and about to throw in the towel, until a friend told me about stretch therapy, its benefits and what it could possibly do for me. I was a bit skeptical at first given everything that I already tried, but gave it a shot hoping that this unconventional idea could prove to work. Well, turns out that it did!! From day one, I followed the tips and tools that Matt provided me with and immediately felt an improvement. I was able to run continuously for 4 miles after only two sessions with Matt. His stretch therapy, knowledge, tips and experience have been invaluable. Two weeks ago (and only after five sessions with Matt), I was able to run a half marathon again with a knee free of pain… I couldn’t believe it! I cannot thank Matt enough for giving me back the ability to continue to endurance train through one of my favorite means – running!