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Matteo Del Mastro PT, DPT, CSCS

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Doctor of physical therapy
Certified strength and conditioning specialist
Practicing at @prokinetix 📍

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👋 Meet the Team: Dr. Matteo Del Mastro, PT, DPT, CSCS

Originally from southern Italy, Matteo moved to Oakland at 17 and turned his own experience overcoming chronic low back pain into a passion for helping others get back to doing what they love.

With a Doctorate in Physical Therapy from UCSF/SFSU, a background in strength and conditioning, and experience working with high school and collegiate athletes, Matteo combines evidence-based care with a personalized approach to help active adults and athletes move better, feel stronger, and perform at their best.

Whether you’re recovering from an injury, chasing a new fitness goal, or looking to stay active for years to come, Matteo is dedicated to helping you build confidence in your body and get back to the activities that matter most.
When he’s not in the clinic, you’ll find him playing soccer, training in the gym, exploring local trails, or enjoying great food with friends and family.

Drop a 👋 below and help us welcome Matteo to the Pro+Kinetix team!

#MeetTheTeam #PhysicalTherapy #OaklandPhysicalTherapy #prokinetixphysicaltherapy #prokinetixoakland taken in Pro+Kinetix Physical Therapy & Performance by @teo_dm

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4 months ago

Doing less of what matter, then trying to do more

One of my 2 weekly training sessions with @backtobarbellrehab

Highlight: Snatched 135lbs 4 times during my 10 EMOM which is the best I have ever done

At this point we are fully back to oly lifting

Tried to get back to playing more soccer but I am not quite there yet but that’s okay because we are not going to give up by @teo_dm

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5 days ago

Time to put out the fire

In a week marks 3 months since I started working at @prokinetix

Starting a new job is always hard, but starting your first job out of school definitely comes with extra challenges: first time managing a full case load, having to make clinical decisions without a clinical instructor right there to consult with, constantly having to fight self-doubt, and feeling immense responsibility to name a few.

I placed a lot of pressure on my self to the point where I thought that maybe I wasn’t made for this profession and entertained the idea of quitting. Until 3 months ago, I could not see myself do anything but work as a physical therapist, and now I just felt I wasn’t up for it.

I understand that a lot of what I was experiencing came from a good place: genuinely caring for the well being of my clients and wanting for them to get the “best” care and outcome. But also al lot of it came from more deeply rooted beliefs: not being enough/needing to be more, fear of being rejected, fear of being wrong, fear of not knowing and what each might mean and tell about me as a person.

What I was doing to “protect” myself, by finding more ways to improve, just kept adding fuel to the fire, and eventually it would lead me down the path of resentment and burnout.

This fire has been going and growing for way too long.

It is time. by @teo_dm

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a month ago

Weekly recap @prokinetix

Celebrating clients progress/wins

Denise deadlifted for the first time rehabbing from tib post tendinopathy

Erika getting back into heavy deads rehabbing from shoulder/elbow/wrist and knee pain

Nick building lower body strength for ⚽️ rehabbing from peroneal tendinopathy

McKenna getting back to running 💨rehabbing from persistent right knee/hip pain

Anna got to serve while playing tennis without bicep tendon discomfort

Canyon returning to climbing while rehabbing from bicep tendon pain

Candis lifting some weight post rotator cuff/labrum repair

Andrew getting back into double digits trail running rehabbing from anterior knee pain

Shayla on her way to playing ⚽️ rehabbing from quad/hamstring strain, back/hip/knee pain by @teo_dm

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Rehab with Shayla

Shayla is a former competitive soccer players that hasn’t been able to go 3-4 months without picking up an injury. She had been dealing primarily with multiple rectus femoris strains, but has history of 2 hamstring strains, meniscectomy, and hip and low back pain. All of these injuries are all on her right side.

What stood out to me when listening to Shayla’s story is how poorly underloaded her prior rehab experiences were, and how quickly she was cleared to return playing without ever having progressively conditioned her body to meet the demand of sports.

One of the biggest risk factor for future injuries is whether you had the same injury in the past. This is a non-modifiable risk factor as previous injuries have already occurred, but how well you manage an injury can minimize the risk of reoccurring.

At @prokinetix we have the equipment, space, and understanding of what it takes to ensure you are as prepared as possible.

Timelines don’t mean much if you didn’t had the chance to build the capacity needed to meet training and sports demands. by @teo_dm

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We made the 2026 Inc. 5000 Magazine 🏆

That puts Pro+Kinetix among the 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in America, out of more than 6 million. The same list that ranked Microsoft, Patagonia, and Chobani early on. Seven years ago we were one room in Oakland. Today we’re multiple locations with a team of 20+ amazing team members

From day one the goal has been simple: show people what good healthcare actually looks like. A full hour, one on one, with a medical professional who listens. We treat the person in front of us, not a line on a chart. Your goals, your training, the stuff you’re trying to get back to.

To the PTs watching who are stuck somewhere they can’t give patients the care those patients actually deserve: we’re hiring. You know the feeling. Too many people on the schedule, not enough time with any of them, doing a version of the job you didn’t sign up for.

We’re built the opposite way. Full-hour, one-on-one sessions, mentorship from board-certified OCS and SCS clinicians, and a company growing fast enough that your career has room to move. Come do the work you got into this for.

To our team: this one’s yours. Thanks for always taking pride in what we do.

Best part is we're just getting started 🚀 taken in Pro+Kinetix Physical Therapy & Performance by @teo_dm

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3 months ago

Pine ridge trail, Big Sur ✅

21 miles in 30 hours was a bit overkill. Lost a hiking boot 7 miles in (found it on our way back), killed a bunch of ticks, somehow avoided poison oak, and our body feels absolutely wrecked, but man, what a hike taken in Pine Ridge Trail, Big Sur by @teo_dm

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5 months ago

I will never look a systematic review and meta-analysis the same way again.

Thanks to @pat__miller @tyler_vellozzi @physioflowtherapy for going through this painfully humbling experience with me.

Conducting a systematic review and meta-analysis for the past nine months has confirmed for me how tricky the scientific method really is, especially in a field like physical therapy.

This methodological approach is considered the highest level of evidence and often used to support or oppose what we do clinically as clinicians. I now fully realize the label alone doesn’t make this the gold standard. The potential issues of a single study can possibly be compounded when it comes to this type of study design.

After having gone through this process I felt I had more questions than answers and I felt I didn’t even scratch the surface, which is honestly scary to think about when I would just read a small part of a paper and use it to formulate and/or refine my beliefs.

The scientific method is still the best tool we have for furthering our understanding, but it can easily be misapplied and misguiding if not careful. by @teo_dm

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8 months ago

Another good day of training

I. Pike handstand shrugs
II. Planch lean on parallets
A1. Trap Bar - 340lbs / 154kg PR
B1. Pistol squats - Alexa is just killing it here
C1. Single leg deficit side bends by @teo_dm

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9 months ago

Good day of training with my favorite person.

1. Move the spine
2. Wake up the hamstrings
3. Pull weight fast
4. Squat heavy ish - 255lbs PR
5. Push against an immovable object as hard as you can (not shown) by @teo_dm

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9 months ago

Last Monday while playing soccer I went for a tackle and hit the concrete pretty hard with both of my knees and twisted my back as I was trying to slow myself down resulting in me not able to kneel/bend my knee that much for a few days without significant discomfort.

I am a huge proponent for working around pain and injuries, and finding ways to load/move/provide inputs to sensitive tissues, but sometimes the best thing you can do is to just let the body and time do their things. At work, I am constantly on my feet doing all sorts of movement which already felt plenty of loading using pain as a guide.

I started the session with slouching split squats from lower body program by @davidgreyrehab. This is an interesting split squat variation. My intuition is that slouching takes the back extensors out of the equation and allows for the center of mass to be a bit more in the center of the foot ultimately demanding more of the lower limb/forcing hip extensors to contribute more. The short stance probably good option if having the trailing leg on a stretch is painful, if end range knee flexion doesn’t feel great (although you can probably just modify range of motion on any exercises), for a nice stretch at posterior ankle and lower leg.

The rest of the session:

I. Banded deficit push up
II. Banded front lever
A1. Pistol squat: pure evil @zac_kongonis
B1. Trap bar deadlifts
C1. Short lever adductor raises
C2. Single leg deficit calf raises by @teo_dm

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10 months ago

Pushing the envelope with Dan

I get 1 hour twice a week with him at the gym, so super setting a few exercises is a great way to pack more in especially as training continues to be at the minimum effective dose. When you are in doubt, less is more, ensuring steady progress while minimizing flares/soreness.

In person training still with a large focus on lower body as the knee continues to respond very well. He tells me that his knee has been feeling more stable, and functionally it’s pretty clear they his leg is not what it used to be when he first started. It’s always nice when subjective feeling match improved capacity.

In the last few weeks we have introduced extensive pogos and playing around with lunge patterns not in the sagittal plane mostly as movement exploration.

The session:

I. Lateral slider lunge
II. Extensive pogos

A1. Overhead press
A2. Safety Bar Box Squat
A3. Lat pulldown

B1. Leg extension
B2. Kickstand RDL
B3. Deficit Calf Raise

If you are in San Francisco, and want to train with me, I am currently training clients in person at @thefirmsf. I am also taking clients for remote coaching. by @teo_dm

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