proprioceptors, such as the muscle spindle cells, play another crucial role in the treatment process. The neurological principle of facilitation suggests that when an impulse has traveled along a particular nerve pathway, future impulses are more likely to take that same path. This is the concept behind the learning and improvement of any motor skill. There is a gradual refinement of neuromuscular patterns as the individual practices the complex coordination of motor signals. Likewise, the body may adapt to dysfunctional patterns of motor activity, such as poor posture, simply because it is continually reinforced
(facilitated). One of the most powerful effects of softtissue manipulation is the ability to re-train the patterns of motor signals in the body, and establish new pathways for facilitation that involve farless chronic tension. Continual reinforcement of reduced muscle tension improves overall mus