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MAT recognizes that muscle stress, trauma, overuse and
inflammation can alter the communication between the nervous system
and the muscle system. This altered communication is what creates
neurological weaknesses. In these situations, muscles lose their
ability to contract efficiently, which means they can no longer
contract on demand in order to stabilize joints and protect the
body from injury. From an MAT perspective we would consider these
muscles to be inhibited or OFF.




The goal of MAT is to activate inhibited muscles through
muscle-specific isometrics or manual stimulation targeted at the
insertion points where muscle attaches to bone in order
to turn these muscles ON. Once inhibited
muscles are activated, they contract more efficiently, enabling the
muscles to withstand greater amounts of external force which allows
the muscles to protect the body from pain or
injury.




When we see neurological weaknesses, we consider them
communication issues rather than strength issues. The goal of an
MAT assessment is to identify positions where a muscle cannot
contract on demand and/or sustain a contraction for a specific
amount of time. Therefore, the unique muscle testing
assessments in MAT are not designed to evaluate the
strength of muscles, but rather a muscles ability to contract on
demand and sustain contractions.
 



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