Muscle Activation Techniques, (MAT) is a dynamic muscular assessment system that analyzes and corrects muscular imbalances. It has been successful in the reduction and elimination of pain and fatigue, as well as enhancing muscle recovery in athletes and non-athletes alike. This unique method was developed by Greg Roskopf, a biomechanics expert who has worked as a consultant for the Denver Broncos, Denver Nuggets and the Utah Jazz. For more information, please visit the MAT web site at www.muscleactivation.com.

What is MAT?

It's not training • It's not massage
It's not physical therapy • It's MAT!

A revolutionary new process has evolved for correcting muscular imbalances in the body. It has dramatically improved functional capabilities in all age groups, along with elevating sports performance and career longevity in several competitive athletes. This process is a biomechanical-based method called Muscle Activation Techniques (MAT™).

MAT is designed to correct body alignment in order to prepare the body for what it is being asked to perform. Regardless of the type of physical activity…golf, tennis, weight training, or simply walking up stairs…the MAT procedure addresses the weak links; thereby allowing the body to function most efficiently while minimizing pain and reducing the risk of injury.

Imbalances develop in all of us over time as a result of overuse, stress, trauma and other deficiencies. Years of incorrect patterns of movement reinforce compensation patterns that become habitual, eventually leading to structural abnormalities. Pain is always an indicator that something is not functioning properly. Masking the problem through medication, or other treatments may only serve as a temporary fix, with side effects and pain returning within hours or days. MAT gets to the cause of the imbalance.

MAT at a glance...

*NOTE: MAT does not treat pain directly, but rather, it is designed to use pain as an indication as to what might
be wrong. MAT gets to the root of pain or injury by addressing muscle weakness rather than muscle tightness.

More about MAT…

MAT attacks pain at its roots: inhibited muscles cause your body to compensate and become misaligned, resulting in pain and injury. Continuing an exercise program with inhibited muscles can compound your body's compensation patterns, thus magnifying the problem. By re-activating your muscles to function properly with MAT, your body alignment is restored. Associated pain and motion limitations are eliminated, so you are ready to enjoy the exercise and activities you used to do. MAT eliminates the causes of your pain, not just the symptoms.

MAT is a bodywork technique using a systematic approach to identify and treat muscular imbalances that relate to injury. The focus is based upon the understanding that the body will protect itself when it recognizes instability. Therefore, muscles tighten up as a protective measure when instability is recognized. MAT addresses the component of muscle weakness as a cause for limitations in joint range of motion. The MAT techniques are designed to identify and correct instability. MAT allows the natural protective mechanisms to diminish and motion to occur. The end result is that we are not only increasing joint motion, but we are also making sure that there is increased stability through that range of motion.

An example of instability would be when we walk on ice; the body recognizes instability and attempts to protect itself by contracting various muscles throughout the body.