Receptor-Tonus technique is also known as a form of ____________.
a. manual lymphatic drainage (MLD)
b. cranio-sacral technique (CST)
c. trigger point (TP)
d. myofascial release (MFR)
Explanation: In the early 1950‘s, chiropractor Raymond L. Nimmo theorized that noxious generative points (aka trigger points) where maintained via an abnormal neural reflex arc involving the spinal cord. His receptor-tonus technique relied on manual pressure (ischemic compression) to disrupt the reflex arc to reduce or eliminate the pattern of tension.