MAT Muscle Activation Techniques

http://www.humanmovement.us/muscle/process.php
http://www.muscleactivation.com/FAQ.html
Алгоритм MAT.


1.What muscle are tight-shortened ? ROM Test.
2. What muscle have problem with innervation, weak-unstable in shortened, /\ position ? Strength Test in extreme-shortened position.

Inhibited muscle cant work properly in shortened position.

proper neural input (?)

MAT is about creating a checks and balances system. It is a systematic approach designed to allow practitioners to check their work. This is why the joint ROM exam is so vital. If you see a limitation in joint motion, then you must consider two factors: What muscle or group of muscles is tight, and what muscles are not able to function properly, therefore causing the antagonist muscles to tighten up? This goes back to the physiological foundation that states that an inhibited muscle has the least amount of proprioception as it moves into the shortened position. This can make a muscle very inefficient as it moves into the shortened range.Therefore the consideration is that, since the muscle is so inefficient in this position, why would the body let the joint move into this unstable position? Is the tightness a form of protection by the body, not allowing the joint into the position of instability?

FET system - (a hand-held device that measures force application) to analyze the forces being applied by the practitioner.


gamma biasing (?)


As far as the MAT treatment goes, there are two forms of treatment that can improve the neurological connection to the muscle: corrective isometrics and precision manual therapy techniques. The manual therapy techniques are only addressed in the 10-month internship since it takes a great degree of hands-on skills in order to master that form of treatment. 


How can I be trained in manual technickes ?


As noted in the evaluation information, an inhibited muscle has the least amount of proprioceptive input in a shortened position. In this position, the spindle is under slack. The spindle sends feedback to the brain based on a stretch that creates tension. This tension is least recognized in the shortened position of a muscle.


 intrafusal fibers ?


Tekscan force distribution system designed to analyze how forces are being distributed during gait and function.  (?)

It is important to note that when performing concentric contractions alone, there may be a resultant unloading of the muscle spindle and decreased facilitation from the stretch reflexes as the muscle moves into the shortened range. Therefore, concentric contractions are ineffective and even detrimental when attempting to improve proprioceptive input to an inhibited muscle.

Вот еще пример подтверждающий что китайцы уже все давно придумали:
http://www.my-health-n-fitness.com/6202/massaging-muscles-in-their-shortened-positions/

Unlike other forms of yoga, Kum Nye does not emphasize stretches. Instead, the tense muscle group is contracted into a shortened position for several minutes until it fatigues. (Kum Nye Relaxation, by Tarthang Tulku, Dharma Publishing, Berkeley, CA) There is a Kum Nye pose coincidentally similar to Rich Phaigh’s psoas release.