Premier Performance & Physical Therapy is thrilled to partner with TY Healthspan. We are excited to join a collaborative, multidisciplinary community dedicated to helping people reach their health and wellness goals and live life to the fullest. With access to meaningful wellness data, we aim to be even better prepared to guide individuals toward their next fitness milestone.

Premier Performance & Physical Therapy is a unique Health & Wellness practice that delivers individualized, collaborative care to help patients achieve goals they once thought impossible. We provide dedicated 1:1 treatments and bring the highest level of evidence-based practice and clinical skill to each session.

Our therapists are trained in advanced hands-on techniques, mindfulness practices, and rehabilitative exercise. We also incorporate innovative modalities—such as advanced dry needling with e-stim, shockwave, and cupping combined with neurodynamics—as powerful tools to accelerate healing and enhance overall health.

Community outreach, continued education, and growth of our clinical knowledge base are central to our mission. Above all, we treat our patients like family.

We take pride in being one of Atlanta’s premier providers of non-pharmacological pain management. Our physical therapists tailor individualized approaches and collaborate with other healthcare professionals whenever needed to ensure we capture the full picture and address all aspects of health and wellness. We love puzzles—especially the ones with missing pieces or those that have never been solved.

Dr. Matthew Underwood, PT, is a board-certified orthopedic clinical specialist and the founder of Premier Performance & Physical Therapy. He has achieved the highest level of education in orthopedic physical therapy and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapists. Dr. Underwood is passionate about advancing his knowledge, staying current with research, and educating the next generation of clinicians. He has served as an APTA-certified clinical instructor and has presented widely on pain science, manual therapy, and the biopsychosocial model of care.

Beyond clinical practice, he is committed to community health and has contributed to initiatives such as the Migrant Farm Worker Family Health Project and Prosthetic Hope International. His research includes dry needling for chronic low back pain and the physiological impacts of Tai Chi. Dr. Underwood has been recognized with multiple honors, including the Commitment to Excellence Award and the Distinguished Alumnus Award from Georgia State University.

An Atlanta native, Dr. Underwood enjoys spending time with his family, working out, and exploring hidden hiking gems around the city. Community is important to him, and he strives to support local farmers’ markets and artists whenever possible.

Services:

• Orthopedic evaluations
• Spinal Manipulation/mobilization
• Electro-Dry Needling
• Shockwave
• Cupping/myofascial release
• Nerve mobilizations/neurodynamics
• Ergonomic evaluations