What is Muscle Activation Therapy (MAT)?
Muscle Activation Techniques (MAT) is a biomechanically-based system that identifies and corrects neuromuscular imbalances that cause muscle pain and or joint pain. Muscle Activation Techniques look at the body’s mechanics to make sure all muscles are functioning properly.
It is another way to rehabilitate the weaknesses in your body due to injury and pain. In conjunction with Active Release Technique (ART) it is a wholistic approach to fighting pain from the source. Once these weaknesses are identified in the body it is important to remove the underlying scar tissue in the weak muscles (with ART) before strengthening with other techniques because its hard to strengthen a muscle that has scar tissue.
How do I know if I have Scar tissue?
Pain is usually a good idicator that scar tissue is present. Decreased range-of-motion is another good indicator of the presence of scar tissue.
Once these issues are identified, work with your practitioner to understand the mechanisim of your injury and what rehab you can do to fix it.
For more information on MAT visit www.muscleactivation.com and for more information on ART visit www.activerelease.com.
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