Ideal shoulder girdle balance requires that some muscles act as stabilizers and others as mobilizers, depending on joint position and movement required for the particular task. A perfect balance of mobilizers and stabilizers results in optimal alignment, or joint centration. Think of joint centration like the wheel on a car.
It is helpful for massage and bodyworkers to view muscle weakness from a neurological perspective. We’ve been taught that the voluntary skeletal muscle system is
Modification Techniques for Tennis Elbow & Nerve Pain A primary part of being human is the ability to use our hands in extraordinary ways. This
Sacrificing complexity of movement for stability Working in a technologically driven society has caused an explosive and expensive increase in work-related costs, with injuries occurring
One of the most popular goals among manual therapists is to master the skills necessary to succeed in the competitive realm of sports massage. From
https://www.youtube.com/embed/5sGKplEhOFY From Advanced Upper Body course If you have trained with Erik Dalton, the creator of Myoskeletal Alignment Techniques (MAT), whether in a live workshop
If a patient has carpal tunnel syndrome, the manual therapist who has studied the protocols on Dalton’s “Advanced Myoskeletal Techniques for Shoulder, Arm and Hand
Although client after client may arrive at the offices of manual therapists complaining of neck and shoulder pain, the chances that the professional bodyworker will
Myoskeletal Alignment Techniques, or MAT, is a method of manual therapy developed by Erik Dalton, a leading practitioner and educator in the realm of hands-on
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