Physical Health

What’s the deal?

The world wants to believe that exercise alone can fix almost any problem with your body — and that what exercise does not resolve, surgery will.

The reality is that if a muscle is “shut down” or incapable of contracting, exercise alone will not improve its function. The muscle must first be “turned on,” or activated, before any exercise can truly enhance the quality and performance required of your muscles during sport and motion.

When all of your muscles are functioning optimally, only then can you perform at your best.

Muscle Activation Techniques (MAT) is a hands-on neuromuscular therapy focused on identifying and correcting muscle inhibition, the root cause of muscle tightness and pain. By addressing these underlying issues, MAT aims to improve the body’s overall function and performance, offering a more effective solution than simply treating symptoms.

A MAT Rx Certified Specialist (MAT Rx) is the highest level trained and certified to perform a variety of force application techniques to the body. When, through testing, it has been determined that a muscle has lost its efficient contractile ability, a MAT Rx Practioner applies precise techniques to restore that muscle’s efficiency.

You’re body can feel good again

Human movement is fundamental to human health. Conversely, that muscle’s health as demonstrated by its ability to contract efficiently is important for normal movement. Muscle Activation Techniques (MAT), is a specific and unique process for evaluating an individual’s ability to develop efficient muscle contraction. Any loss of a muscles ability to contract efficiently may be experienced through a loss of motion and decreased physical performance. This loss may be qualified through subjective complaints and/or the loss of physical capabilities.

Conditions that can be improved by MAT: 

(Muscle Activation Techniques)

Back pain

Knee pain

Foot problems/ankle sprain

Patellofemoral syndrome

Neck stiffness

Shoulder pain

Rotator cuff pain

Sciatic pain

Plantar fasciitis

Tendonitis/carpal tunnel

Herniated disc/ruptured disc

Cervical/TMJ

Tight hamstring