Meet Our Physical Therapists!
Mr. Matt, PT
Matthew Luginbuhl, PT, started PediaFlex in 2004. His passion at work is to help kids with neuro-developmental disabilities. He has extensive experience treating infants, young children and teenagers throughout his career. He graduated from UConn in 1996. Matt has worked over the past 24 years with kids through pediatric and adolescent employment opportunities including the Hartford Public Schools, Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, and the University of Hartford, as an adjunct instructor on pediatrics in their PT program. He’s a past Fellow of the UConn Related Services Collaboration Project for in-depth training of the historical and pediatric practice trends as it relates to the laws and models of practice in the integration of related services in the schools. He served as a co-investigator with the Center for Motion Analysis research project analyzing gait patterns in children with cerebral palsy. Matt holds distinguished recognition from UConn and UHart for excellence and innovation in clinical education.
In Matt’s free time, he enjoys fly fishing, woodworking, hiking with his family, cooking, and traveling!
Ms. Kelsey, PTA
Kelsey Hills, PTA, finished her Physical Therapist Assistant program at Naugatuck Valley Community College in 2019. She completed her clinical training in outpatient orthopedics & sports medicine, in-patient short-term rehabilitation, home care, and school-based neuro-developmental pediatrics. Due to her academic performance at NVCC she was inducted into Phi Theta Kappa Honors Society; also serving on her class board as secretary. While she completed her clinical rotation with our team, she became proficient in our standards of practice. She joined the team in May 2019 and she is so grateful she gets to work with so many amazing kids every day as her job.
In Kelsey’s free time, she enjoys spending time with her husband Paul, daughter Delaney and family. Her hobbies include cookie decorating,
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What Folks are Saying About PediaFlex…
“Mr. Matt figured our guy out! He has come so far and loves his work with Mr. Matt!”
- A. B. from Glastonbury, CT
“Ms. Kelsey and Mr. Matt provide high quality services. They are flexible in their delivery always working to engage children in motivating tasks in order to improve performance. Wonderful practice that I would recommend to any family. Thank you to them for being part of our community.”
- A. H. from Glastonbury, CT
“We absolutely love Mr. Matt. He knows just how to break tasks down to make them doable and how to motivate, challenge and celebrate our son.”
- L.A. from Glastonbury, CT
"Mr. Matt, We are so happy that we found you. You are knowledgeable, skilled and passionate at what you do, and having found you as an advocate for our son lets us rest assured that he has the best help available. We know how hard it can be to run your own business too. Thank you SO much for all your hard work and love of children."
- C. C. from Rocky Hill, CT
“Thank you for letting me come and spend the day with you at the pool. I had a wonderful time and enjoy seeing a different therapy. I appreciate you taking the time to work with me. I learned a lot!”
- K. S. from Glastonbury, CT
“We cannot thank you enough for all that you have done for our son and in turn, our family, the strides that he has made in his development are thanks to you and all of the hard work that you put into helping him achieve what he has up to this point! It means the world to us that you are so dedicated to our son and his development.”
- C. S. from Granby, CT
“Just a quick update…I took our son to the neurologist last week. He had a great exam and bottom line was the doctor felt he was developmentally delayed, but because of the good progress, there would be no reason to be concerned about an underlying problem. The doctor ended the exam with something to the effect that he is doing well. As I told you, I am delighted that he is doing so well right now! He is going to be seen for follow-up in 6 months, but if he keeps going in the direction he is right now, I think that everything will be just fine. Thank you again so much for your kind support and willingness to squeeze our son into your already full schedule! We appreciate all you did. I want to tell you that twice now in the morning on our way to day-care, (the latest being this morning), he said “Mamma go see Matt”. You are the only “Matt” we know, so I am sure he is asking to see you! That is quite a testimony of your connection with kids. Enjoy the Beautiful day!”
- C. P. from South Glastonbury, CT
“We are so happy that we found you. You are knowledgeable, skilled, and passionate at what you do. Having you as an advocate for our son, lets us rest assured that he has the best help available. We know how hard it can be to run your own business, too. Thank you so much for all your hard work and love of children.”
- C. C. from Newington, CT
“Matt and Kelsey Rock!!!”
- G. R. from Glastonbury, CT
Matt, I want to thank you so much for all that you’ve done for our son. Your expertise and way with children are amazing and we all appreciate it. I hope to send you an update with stories of his running, jumping and moving in ways no one could believe!"
- L.H. from Avon, CT
“We are happy to give this award to Matt Luginbuhl to recognize his excellence in clinical teaching... Matt has been extremely generous in opening his doors to our students, but we would really like to acknowledge his skills as a clinical educator. Optimal characteristics of clinical educators have been identified in the literature. Some of these characteristics are that the instructor is approachable, stimulates student interest, is able to demonstrate clinical skills and judgement, is dynamic and energetic, and is able to provide constructive feedback to students. Matt epitomizes all of these qualities. He is confident in his knowledge, yet supportive of student’s efforts, making him very approachable. He has boundless professional enthusiasm, which is infectious to those around him. His feedback regarding student performance is detailed and informative. Matt has truly enhanced the pediatric component of our PT program. We thank you, Matt, for the support that you have wholeheartedly given to our students."
- E.W. University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT
“Thank you for all the ways that you are helping our daughter. You are truly unique in your work and we appreciate all of your efforts.”
- O. S. from Kensington, CT
“Thank you for all your hard work. Our daughter truly adores you. We appreciate all that you do for her.”
- S. S. from Ellington, CT
“Thank you for giving me the opportunity to have this amazing experience as your intern this summer. You have been educational and given me the hands-on experience I was hoping for. Over the last 10 weeks I have learned more about the PT field, but I also learned more about myself. I allowed myself to be confident when you gave me hands-on opportunities. I learned how important pediatric PT is, especially for these children with special needs. During my parent interviews, mom’s were so appreciative that this type of PT is available for their children. I can’t thank you enough for everything. You are an amazing teacher and I am so glad we had this opportunity to work side-by-side this summer.”
- O. N. From University of Rhode Island/Glastonbury, CT
“Thank you so much for allowing me to shadow you. Although I am planning on studying Occupational Therapy in college, I’m glad I got the opportunity to see how much OT’s and PT’s have to interact and have good communication. I deeply appreciate it. You are an amazing PT.”
- L. H. from Glastonbury, CT
“We are sorry to be leaving the CT area and your practice. We feel so very blessed by the time our son spent at your clinic. You are very gifted in the career you’ve chosen. Our son has had three different therapy experiences and by far you have been “THE BEST”. Your demeanor, patience, personalities and professionalism I rate among the very best. We are leaving wiser, challenged and with much progression and improvement in our son. Thank you! You’ve been a huge part of his success and your always welcome to visit us in Michigan.”
- T. J. from Michigan
“Mr. Matt is a highly skilled physical therapist who is truly committed to his patients. He approaches the kids in a kind, compassionate way, and challenges them to do all that they are capable of."
- D.V. from Tolland, CT
“You have been a rock for us with our son, for the last nine years and we could never thank you enough for your endless devotion and care for our precious boy!!! You’re one of a kind Matt!”
- L. M. from West Hartford, CT
“Thank you for coming to our school and showing us what being a PT is all about. I enjoyed seeing the electric therapy buzzy thing. I think that it’s great that you help children through physical therapy. It was really funny when you put different classmates in the leg brace and made them try to walk in a straight line but whoever was in the leg brace had a really hard time. It’s nice that you took time out of your day and your job to come to our school and show us how your job works. Thanks again.”
- T. B. from South Windsor, CT
“PediaFlex has been so valuable to our son's development. Mr. Matt listens to his needs, gives us advice and homework. He works so well with Mr. Matt, even when he's tired and frustrated. Mr. Matt's patience and knowledge are invaluable. PediaFlex has definitely been a blessing to our family."
- F.C. from Portland, CT
“Thanks for helping to bring back so much joy and happiness to our lives. You are truly one of the very many blessings in my life."
- L.M. from West Hartford, CT
“Thanks for the opportunity to spend the day observing with you last week. It was a great experience. I enjoyed interacting with the kids. I look forward to the possibility of setting up a rotation at PediaFlex!!”
- E. S. from Storrs, CT
