What is Muscle Activation Techniques?
New to Europe, Muscle Activation Techniques is a biomechanical based, neuromuscular assessment and treatment process. The MAT procedure addresses weak links within the muscular system, thereby allowing the body to function most efficiently while eliminating pain.
The MAT process seeks to identify and eliminate the causes of muscular system issues that can lead to restricted motion, pain and injury.
The MAT process utilises the following principles:
- 1. Muscle tightness is a byproduct of muscle inhibition, in effect your muscle tightness is a protective mechanism created by the body to a threat. Therefore, muscle tightness is not a mistake.
- 2. The primary function of muscles is to control joints. When muscles become inhibited, they lose their ability to contract and in essence they lose their ability to control joints. To prevent joint and/or tissue damage, your body creates increased tension on the remaining muscles (muscle tightness).
- 3. If a muscle is not contracting optimally, your body can call upon neighbouring muscles to create the desired movement which in the short term is a great compensation mechanism, but in the long term can create knock-on negative effects in both the joints and tissues.
- 4. Stretching, releasing, massaging or relaxing tight muscles, without correcting the underlying causes.
- 5. The MAT process locates and restores the neuromuscular control that the body needs to stabilise the affected joints, re-establishing mobility and stability.
- 6. All joints are interrelated and abnormal mechanics in one joint may affect motion at another joint.
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