Whether you’re recovering from injury, training through pain, or chasing your next big goal, our physical therapists blend hands-on care with objective data to guide every decision. We bring deep clinical expertise and a compassionate, client-centered approach to every session—and we work together as a team to ensure you get the best possible care at every step. At SportsLab, you’re not just getting a PT. You’re gaining a support system.
Matt is in network with Blue Cross Blue Shield (Regence), First Choice, and Moda.
Matt Walsh is an Australian-trained physiotherapist with 37 years of clinical experience in sports and orthopedic PT. Specializing in endurance trail and track running related pain and performance, Matt has worked with professional and recreational athletes from all over the world. He has held positions with the USA touch rugby, Canadian Nordic ski team & Nike Oregon project. He holds advanced certification in sports physiotherapy, teaches internationally, and is the co-director of both SportsLab & the Portland Tendon clinic. As an educator, he teaches regularly to physical therapists and doctors throughout the USA, Canada, and Spain on tendon pain, exercise, and running related care. As well, Matt leads a health professional running special interest group and a strength and conditioning class for runners.
Jake is In Network with Blue Cross Blue Shield (All plans Including Regence) First Choice, Moda, Aetna, CareOR, and Medicare. We are actively adding more plans to our network.
Through the highest quality of care, Jake Stout leverages his experience as an athlete, coach, educator and clinician to quickly return people to enjoying the activities they love. In addition to the doctorate in physical therapy (DPT) degree he earned at the University of Washington in 2014, he received a Master’s degree (MS) from Boise State University in 2008 where he worked as a graduate assistant in the exercise physiology and biomechanics lab. He is a board certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist (OCS), Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), and USATF certified distance running coach. His other experiences include competing collegiately in track and cross country, teaching health education while living in India, working as a personal trainer in Seattle, and coaching cross country and track at the collegiate and high school levels. He continues to stay active running races when he can, and recently set a new marathon best of 2:25 in Berlin, Germany in 2023. When he’s outside the clinic, Jake enjoys life on the farm with his wife Christa – raising ducks, rabbits, and his daughters, Riley and Zoe.
Taylor is in network with most of the following plans: Aetna
Regence/BCBS
First Choice
MODA (Connexus, Synergy and Affinity groups)
Medicare
CareOR
United Healthcare/Optum Physical Health
Taylor takes a pragmatic approach to rehab that centers on collaborating with the patient to address their unique needs and goals, while maximizing their ability to continue in their sport. She utilizes objective tests and measures to optimize and individualize exercise prescription throughout the rehab process. She is a board-certified clinical specialist in sports physical therapy and NSCA certified strength and conditioning specialist.
Taylor grew up in Maryland, playing soccer and basketball, and currently her primary sports are rock climbing (sport and trad) and snowboarding as well as split-boarding. She has experienced firsthand how injury can threaten personal identity, and is intentional to support patients through the mental and emotional challenges of rehab.
Taylor has been practicing physical therapy since 2020, and prior to that was a strength coach/personal trainer for several years. She has experience treating athletes across a variety of sports and levels, from NFL players and masters triathletes, to middle school athletes, weightlifters, and mountain athletes. In the summer of 2023 she had the unique opportunity to serve as the physical therapist for professional circus artists and dancers on a cruise ship in Greece.
She has a special interest in managing athletic overuse injuries, as well as return to sport after shoulder surgery, achilles repair, and ACL reconstruction. She contributed to a protocol for ACL rehab, authoring the portion on return to plyometrics and the incorporation of cognitive tasks alongside motor skills. She has expertise in exercise prescription in physical therapy and has presented on that topic at the American Physical Therapy Association’s national conference, in webinars, and as a guest lecturer for doctor of physical therapy programs.
Taylor particularly enjoys adventures with her dog Huck, game nights with friends, and keeps saying she’ll soon revisit her roots as a classical violinist.
