MAT (part #2)

I have two MAT specialist I knew where I live. These two guys got the training via Greg then brought it here to Arcata. Originally they brought the service to one of the larger gyms. That gym allowed them to offer that service as it was something new. I was a member at the gym at the time. Had spoke to David about it numerous times. One time he gave me a short free session to expose me to the ideas as I showed interest.

It was some time after that I used it for the first time. They both branched our eventually with their own business of the MAT services. So we now have in Arcata a dedicated office to the practice. It's a three person shared office. Each being a MAT specialist.

The first time I used the practice was about probably two years ago. I had pulled a muscle in my back. In fact I may have pulled the muscle maybe even twice over a course of numerous months. Usually just icing after the injury, and rest. Then start weight training slowly working back up to strengthen what I thought was the injured area.

At one point I went backpacking. That same side of back muscles were really bothering me a lot. It was more like the upper, mid trapezoid area. That shoulder blade muscle area. Numerous muscles collide in that area. I had difficulty backpacking cause the muscles in the area were just not happy. I constantly had to re-adjust my pack. Those muscles just felt really tired.

I knew something was not correct. Originally I rested, and healed. Then I decided to schedule some physical therapy sessions at the gym. To help come up with a safe weight training program to recover from injury.

Well I ended up canceling that initial appointment. Instead I scheduled my first MAT session. During my first session I was convinced this work absolutely works. The body does not lie.

In the next post I will discuss some key ideas I learned during those sessions. Ideas much opposite of what we all learned in grade school.

These MAT folks know ever single muscle in the body, and many details about each individual muscle. Many are personal trainers. I've never met anyone else who is super in tune with bio mechanics, and the muscular system.

This video below is not MAT focused, but I've posted it to illustrate how we need to look at a individuals bio mechanics. To asses what maybe causing a reported tightness, injury, pain, etc. The body is a jig saw puzzle, but with many layers. Sometimes the layered have to be peeled away to find the root of the problem to correct it. In the video all those bio mechanical issues viewed can be fixed by MAT. Along with many other mechanical issues. As our muscular system firing properly is critical in proper bio mechanics. If the communication of how the muscles fire has gone offline anywhere within the chain. It can cause numerous types of negative effects in how we feel, ans move.....

Notice in the video. What a wonderful, but complex machine we are........