Jennifer Matthews,
PT, DPT, CIDN

Devoted. Experienced. Professional.

Dr. Matthews obtained her doctorate of physical therapy (DPT) in 2008 from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. While Norfolk is also her place of birth, she has grown to love Swansboro, and has proudly called "The Friendly City by the Sea" her home for the last 12 years with her husband and three sons.

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Dr. Matthews loves treating patients of every age and diagnosis, but became frustrated by the restrictions placed on her by insurance companies, especially those that require treatment of only one body part at a time. She was tired of being forced to say things like "I'm sorry, your referral for PT is only for your shoulder pain, I can't help you today with your low back pain," or having to ask "what bothers you more: your hip or your neck pain?" It was this continuing frustration that inspired her to create Integrative Physical Therapy and Wellness, LLC.

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Now she is able to use her hands-on manual techniques, in combination with her certification in integrative dry needling (CIDN) and her other advanced skills including kinesiology taping and cupping, to treat a patient's whole body, not just what happened to be ailing them the most on the day they saw their physician. 

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You don't move in separate pieces, all of your joints work together as a unit! Let Dr. Matthews address your body as a whole—book your first appointment today.