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MAT is a systematic and thorough process of identifying and correcting muscle imbalances.  It can become overwhelming to explain and understand.

Now, I assure you once one experiences what MAT is and what it feels like to move the way one could move without restrictions, he or she could translate this for others in a song.

Muscle Activation Techniques could not be called anything else or cannot be mistaken for any other bodywork.

It is not physical therapy, active release (ART), or massage, but it does give you more mobility and function without muscle restrictions. 

The aim of my practice is to make your only issue about movement be when you can schedule your next time to move the ways you love to move.

In so many other modalities you will find, muscle testing, range of motion and certainly palpations or touch to assess and address the quality, and state of the muscular system.

In no other modality can a specialist claim the following process and reproduce the results to verify activation of specific muscles.

Through comparing your range of motion or ability to move actively and passively, we determine what motion of the body is most limited.  This provides insight to where the body is protecting itself from motion, and entails comparing both sides of your body to identify what your “normal” and controlled motion is at this time.

This is key! For the body will only allow motion it can produce and control and this allows me to see how you are making your motion happen-or how you may be compensating.

Remember:  Tightness IS secondary to weakness.

For example, a client experiencing knee pain may actually have issues controlling motion above or below the knee.  MAT seeks the greatest LIMITATION, or guard in motion that may actually be in the foot, hip or the trunk and spine. 

Spoiler:  Issues at hinge joints, such as the elbow or the knees are rarely caused by issues at the elbow or knees—these joints are at the mercy of the shoulder, trunk and spine, and hips and feet working optimally.