Muscle Activation Techniques

Muscle Activation Techniques, or MAT, is a manual therapy that works well for people who have pain, discomfort and/or stiffness, especially when associated with repetitive strain or compensations from old injuries.

MAT practitioners are able to assess an individual client’s neuromuscular function by performing a series of mobility tests and then correlating the limitations in range of motion (ROM) with muscle tests that can identify which specific muscles are not contracting efficiently.

Once a muscle weakness is identified, MAT practitioners are trained to precisely “activate” each muscle through either isometric contractions or specific force application to the origin and insertion points of the affected muscle(s).

Chris Comfort is an advanced personal trainer with over 20 years of professional training experience (who recently relocated from New York City).

He is a Muscle Activation Techniques practitioner and specializes in several areas of health and fitness including postural correction, workspace ergonomics, low back health, prenatal/postpartum fitness, and post-rehab conditioning.