MAT Specialist Program Analysis

Hi, I’m Grant Wenger, a certified personal trainer at Urban Athlete in Chicago. My next step in educational development is working towards my MAT certification. The MAT Certification program take place over eight months. The lectures and course work are comprised of three-day weekend trainings over a course of eight separate weeks. The MAT Specialist program is comprised of four units: LOWER BODY, UPPER BODY, TRUNK and SPINE and CERVICAL SPINE as well as ACCESSORY MUSCLES. The course begins April 7th and ends December 17, 2017, there are multiple tests per section with a final exam. This program is a necessary step in my development. It will help to better differentiate myself from other health care professionals and also address a void …show more content…
The doctors told me I would probably never walk normal again. I collapsed both lungs, lacerated my liver, had major nerve damage and ligament sprains through the right side of my lumbar/lower spine along with compression of L1 ,L2, L3 and L4, also fractured my skull. The accident was so severe that I died twice. Sheer will and desire were realistically not enough to rehab myself so I studied the body myself in determination to get better. I read everything I could get my hands on. My skills as a gymnast were the building blocks of knowledge and key to my early understanding about how the body works. Over the next five years, I had to relearn how to walk after the pain and swelling started to subside. I started with a drag leg and could not feel my low back or my right leg. I had to start slow with all forms of soft-tissue modalities that involved specific manual techniques, myofascial release techniques, which started to relieve some of the pressure. Getting range of motion back was a priority. After ROM was acceptable I started to re-engage my core then started to reactivate many of the muscles that I forgot how to use due to the nerve damage. Lots of manual therapy, trigger point therapy and isometric holds balance and stabilization exercises. Anything I could do to walk again. It took around 5 years of ups and downs before I walked normal without constantly paying attention to my movement patterns and or being in pain. I still have some nerve pain in my back. This experience, coupled with what I now know about the human body, are the basis for my personalized approach to healthcare/training. My thirst for knowledge and being able to help even more critical injuries is pure motivation for the MAT course. By helping me, I am better able to care for, rehab and train clients to more fullest

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