Matthew Allen Erby, MD

Dr. Erby joined Sunnyview Rehabilitation Hospital in 2021 and St. Peter's Musculoskeletal Medicine in 2022 (renamed St. Peter's Sports & Spine in 2024) as a physical medicine and rehabilitation physician. He earned his Doctor of Medicine degree from the Stony Brook School of Medicine and a Bachelor of Science in Molecular Genetics from the University of Rochester.

Dr. Erby completed his internship in Internal Medicine at John T. Mather Memorial Hospital in Port Jefferson, NY, and a residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at New York Presbyterian Hospital including training at Columbia University Hospital, Weill Cornell Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Blythedale Children's Hospital, and Hospital for Special Surgery.

Dr. Erby cares for patients presenting with musculoskeletal pain and injury, with a specific professional interest in the care and treatment of joint dysfunction, concussion management, and adolescent athletes.

“My focus is to provide the most effective and individually appropriate management recommendations and interventions to each patient who presents to my clinic. I believe that educating patients and providing resources for understanding the cause of their musculoskeletal injury, dysfunction, or pain source, as well as the treatment options available, is key to exceptional patient care. Whether your goal is to get back on the field, improve your overall health, control your pain, or return to the activities that you enjoy, my focus is on helping you recover and get back to your life.” 
 

Conditions Treated

• Ankle Injuries
• Arthritis
• Back Pain
• Bursitis
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
• Cervical Spinal Disorders
• Cervical Spine Disease
• Concussion
• Degenerative Spinal Disorder
• Elbow Problem
• Esports Injuries
• Female Athlete Triad
• Foot and Ankle Injuries
• Fracture
• Golfer's Elbow
• Hamstring Tendonitis/Injury
• Hand & Wrist problems
• Hip Pain
• Iliotibial Band Syndrome
• Joint Pain
• Knee Pain/Injuries
• Low Back Pain
• Lumbar Spinal Disorders
• Muscle Injury
• Musculoskeletal Disorder
• Neck Pain
• Neuropathy
• Osteoarthritis
• Overuse Injuries (Athletes)
• Patellar Tendonitis
• Plantar Fasciitis
• Radiculopathy
• Repetitive Stress Injury
• Rotator Cuff Injury
• Rotator Cuff Tear
• Runner's Knee
• Sacroiliac Joint Pain
• Sciatica
• Shin Splints
• Shoulder Injury
• Shoulder Joint Instability
• Shoulder Pain
• Shoulder Tendonitis
• Soft Tissue Injury
• Spinal Stenosis
• Sports Injury
• Sprain
• Strains
• Stress Fracture
• Tear of Meniscus of Knee
• Tendonitis
• Tennis Elbow
• Trigger Finger

Treatments/Services Offered

• Exercise Physiology
• Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT)/Extracorporeal Pulse Activation Therapy (EPAT)
• Joint Injections
• Kinetic Chain Approach
• Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation
• Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
• Needle Tenotomy
• Non-Surgical Approach to Back Pain
• Orthopedic Rehabilitation
• Peripheral Nerve Blocks
• Prolotherapy
• Spine Rehabilitation
• Trigger Point Injections
• Ultrasound-Guided Injections
• Viscosupplementation