Associate Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy

1540 Alcazar St., CHP 155,
Los Angeles, CA 90089-9006

Didi Matthews teaches the physical therapy management of individuals with neurologic disorders. She serves as a mentor in the USC/RanchoLos Amigos Neurologic Physical Therapy Residency program and is board certified in Neurologic Physical Therapy. In addition to her duties at USC, Dr. Matthews practices at InCourage Physical Therapy in Pasadena, CA

• Doctor of Physical Therapy, University of Southern California, 2002
• Bachelor of Science, Exercise Science, University of Southern California, 1999

See Didi Matthews’ curriculum vitae.

• David M Selkowitz, Kornelia Kulig, Elizabeth M Poppert, Sean PFlanagan, Ndidiamaka D Matthews, George J Beneck, John M Popovich Jr, Jose R Lona, Kimiko A Yamada, Wendy S Burke,Carolyn Ervin, Christopher M Powers, Physical Therapy Clinical Research Network PTClinResNet. (2006)  The immediate and long-term effects of exercise and patient educationon physical, functional, and quality-of-life outcome measures after single-level lumbar microdiscectomy: a randomized controlled trial protocol, BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 7:70.