Spinal and Extremity Rehabilitation Center (SERC)

Our Staff

- SERC's co-owners are Matt Thessing and Lori Flint.

Matt Thessing, PT, DPT

Matt completed his doctoral degree in physical therapy from Regis University in Denver in 2008, graduating Suma Cum Laude. He has a BS in physical therapy from the University of Missouri-Columbia, graduating Cum Laude in 1998. Matt is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) and the Orthopedic Specialty section.

Matt is committed to ensuring that each patient receives an accurate diagnosis, a personalized treatment plan, and a balance of enough treatment and follow-up to achieve the goals agreed upon with the patient. Matt keeps abreast of current research and ideas so he can be sure his patients are receiving the latest in scientific and evidence-based physical therapy. Matt is a certified practitioner for trigger point dry-needling (TDN).

When he isn't working, Matt enjoys all that Colorado offers, including skiing, rock climbing, mountaineering, mountain biking, backpacking, and spending time with his wife, daughter, friends, and two dogs.

Patty Glatfelter, PT

Patty completed her degree in Physical Therapy at the university of Colorado Medical Center in 1976. Over her 35 year career she has provided compassionate, professional care for a wide variety of patients in equally varied treatment settings. She enjoys looking at an individual from all aspects of their work, recreation and abilities to find the physical therapy solutions to best meet their needs and goals.

For 26 years prior to returning to her native Colorado she was a partner in a multiclinic private practice in coastal northern California. She developed special expertise in treatment of incontinence for men and women, pelvic pain syndromes, temporomandibular joint dysfunction, industrial injury prevention and rehabilitation of patients with a variety of neurological and orthopedic conditions. She consulted with professional triathletes for over a decade and traveled internationally with these athletes as an adjunct to her private practice.

Patty has been a member of the American Physical Therapy Association throughout her career in addition to being a member of the Orthopedic and Women’s Health specialty sections.

She is fortunate to have found her career passion in physical therapy and balance it with a rewarding marriage and life with her extended Colorado family. She and her husband, John, volunteer at the Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument and serve on the Friends of the Fossil Beds board. They enjoy travel, the challenges of high altitude gardening and time exploring and appreciating the great Colorado outdoors.

Lori Flint, PTA

Lori brings an enthusiasm to rehabilitation that infects everyone. She received the award for "Most Outstanding" in her Physical Therapist Assistant Program at Pueblo Community College, and her professional role in our SERC clinic is "outstanding" as well.

Lori schedules visits to match patients' most convenient times when possible and she works with both therapists to carry out effective therapy in a most pleasant and effective environment. Lori is precise and organized and she passes that to every patient in her treatment programs and in coordinating communication between the healthcare delivery team, the patient and the insurance payers.

Lori has lived in Woodland Park most of her life and is widely known and respected in her personal and professional circles. As a strong people person Lori is also a strong patient advocate. Successful outcomes are extremely important goals for SERC patients, and Lori is committed to making sure each person is well informed about their problem, their plan of care and the appropriate instructions to ensure patients know what, why, and how to benefit from active involvement in the recovery process. Her enthusiasm for excellence is infectious and becomes a support platform for patient success.

Our Commitment

As practice owners and members of the healthcare delivery team, we have the desire and the ability to create and maintain policies and procedures that best serve patients at our clinic. Every evaluation and treatment event is performed with an understanding that it is every patient’s right to expect effective feedback about their condition and their plan of care. That way, there are common, reasonable expectations along the way toward final, functional goals. "Returning patients to the speed of life" is our motto. Our policies and procedures all point to helping people regain the ability to do what they need to do, with as much comfort as possible. Information, education, instruction and communication are some of the words that differentiate our clinic from others. Respect for time and money guide us to exercise business/financial responsibility to our patients; commensurate with our concern for clinical matters. We are committed to excellence and an unselfish drive to 'do the right things for the right reasons' for each patient and each referring physician. Insurance companies and employers receive like-kind respect and communications as well.

As practice owners, we have the ability and the desire to create and maintain the policies and procedures that best serve patients at our clinic, helping people regain the ability to do what they need and want to do with as much comfort as possible. Thus, "returning patients to the speed of life" is our motto and our goal, achieved through reasonable expectations and constant feedback. We see the patient as an integral part of the recovery process, so we believe that information, communication, instruction, and education are basic to everything we do.

Respect for time and money also guide us to exercise business/financial responsibility toward our patients, commensurate with our concern for clinical matters. We are committed to excellence and an unselfish drive to do the right things for the right reasons for each patient and each referring physician. Insurance companies and employers receive equal respect and communication. Recovery is a team effort at SERC.

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	Our Staff - SERC's co-owners are Matt Thessing and Lori Flint. Matt Thessing, PT, DPT Matt completed his doctoral degree in physical therapy from Regis University in Denver in 2008, graduating Suma Cum Laude. He has a BS in physical therapy from the University of Missouri-Columbia, graduating Cum Laude in 1998. Matt is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) and the Orthopedic Specialty section. Matt is committed to ensuring that each patient receives an accurate diagnosis, a personalized treatment plan, and a balance of enough treatment and follow-up to achieve the goals agreed upon with the patient. Matt keeps abreast of current research and ideas so he can be sure his patients are receiving the latest in scientific and evidence-based physical therapy. Matt is a certified practitioner for trigger point dry-needling (TDN). When he isn't working, Matt enjoys all that Colorado offers, including skiing, rock climbing, mountaineering, mountain biking, backpacking, and spending time with his wife, daughter, friends, and two dogs. Patty Glatfelter, PT Patty completed her degree in Physical Therapy at the university of Colorado Medical Center in 1976. Over her 35 year career she has provided compassionate, professional care for a wide variety of patients in equally varied treatment settings. She enjoys looking at an individual from all aspects of their work, recreation and abilities to find the physical therapy solutions to best meet their needs and goals. For 26 years prior to returning to her native Colorado she was a partner in a multiclinic private practice in coastal northern California. She developed special expertise in treatment of incontinence for men and women, pelvic pain syndromes, temporomandibular joint dysfunction, industrial injury prevention and rehabilitation of patients with a variety of neurological and orthopedic conditions. She consulted with professional triathletes for over a decade and traveled internationally with these athletes as an adjunct to her private practice. Patty has been a member of the American Physical Therapy Association throughout her career in addition to being a member of the Orthopedic and Women’s Health specialty sections. She is fortunate to have found her career passion in physical therapy and balance it with a rewarding marriage and life with her extended Colorado family. She and her husband, John, volunteer at the Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument and serve on the Friends of the Fossil Beds board. They enjoy travel, the challenges of high altitude gardening and time exploring and appreciating the great Colorado outdoors. Lori Flint, PTA Lori brings an enthusiasm to rehabilitation that infects everyone. She received the award for "Most Outstanding" in her Physical Therapist Assistant Program at Pueblo Community College, and her professional role in our *SERC* clinic is "outstanding" as well. Lori schedules visits to match patients' most convenient times when possible and she works with both therapists to carry out effective therapy in a most pleasant and effective environment. Lori is precise and organized and she passes that to every patient in her treatment programs and in coordinating communication between the healthcare delivery team, the patient and the insurance payers. Lori has lived in Woodland Park most of her life and is widely known and respected in her personal and professional circles. As a strong people person Lori is also a strong patient advocate. Successful outcomes are extremely important goals for *SERC* patients, and Lori is committed to making sure each person is well informed about their problem, their plan of care and the appropriate instructions to ensure patients know what, why, and how to benefit from active involvement in the recovery process. Her enthusiasm for excellence is infectious and becomes a support platform for patient success. Our Commitment As practice owners and members of the healthcare delivery team, we have the desire and the ability to create and maintain policies and procedures that best serve patients at our clinic. Every evaluation and treatment event is performed with an understanding that it is every patient’s right to expect effective feedback about their condition and their plan of care. That way, there are common, reasonable expectations along the way toward final, functional goals. "Returning patients to the speed of life" is our motto. Our policies and procedures all point to helping people regain the ability to do what they need to do, with as much comfort as possible. Information, education, instruction and communication are some of the words that differentiate our clinic from others. Respect for time and money guide us to exercise business/financial responsibility to our patients; commensurate with our concern for clinical matters. We are committed to excellence and an unselfish drive to 'do the right things for the right reasons' for each patient and each referring physician. Insurance companies and employers receive like-kind respect and communications as well. As practice owners, we have the ability and the desire to create and maintain the policies and procedures that best serve patients at our clinic, helping people regain the ability to do what they need and want to do with as much comfort as possible. Thus, "returning patients to the speed of life" is our motto and our goal, achieved through reasonable expectations and constant feedback. We see the patient as an integral part of the recovery process, so we believe that information, communication, instruction, and education are basic to everything we do. Respect for time and money also guide us to exercise business/financial responsibility toward our patients, commensurate with our concern for clinical matters. We are committed to excellence and an unselfish drive to do the right things for the right reasons for each patient and each referring physician. Insurance companies and employers receive equal respect and communication. Recovery is a team effort at SERC. [Printable Version]