Matt Connell

Matt Connell is the owner and director of Arlington Physical Therapy, LLC. Matt was raised in the small town of Ruleville, Miss. where he learned the importance of hard work, honesty, and having a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. He later attended Mississippi State University where his desire to enter the physical therapy/athletic training profession grew. Matt was involved with Mississippi State athletics for three years while graduating Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelors of Business Administration and a Bachelors of Science. He then became a Certified Athletic Trainer in 2000.

After spending one year in Columbus, Miss. taking care of local high school and college athletes, he attended Physical Therapy school at The University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, Miss. After finishing his training at Vanderbilt University, Matt graduated with a Masters in Physical Therapy in 2004.

Matt was the Sports Medicine Manager at Campbell Clinic Orthopaedics in Germantown, Tenn., from 2005-2009 where he worked alongside excellent Orthopedic Physicians, Physical Therapists, Athletic Trainers, and Sports Medicine Providers. He has been a leader in providing high quality patient care in treating patients of all ages and diagnoses.

Arlington Physical Therapy was opened in January 2010 by the desire to better align Matt’s work and ministry in his home town of Arlington. The attitude of ministering to the needs of our community is intertwined in the care we provide and will remain a focal point of our mission.

Matt married Jill Bennett from McKenzie, Tenn., in 2005. They now have a son, Andrew, born in 2009 and a daughter, Aubrey, born in 2011. They have lived in Arlington since 2006 and are now attending Bellevue Baptist Church. As a family, they seek to honor Christ in their work, worship, and life.