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The thinner edge of a single-bevel slices deeper at any given level of tissue tension.
3) In his book Vertebral Manipulation, Geoff Maitland describes the ability of manual therapy to normalize adhesions, and to affect mechanical tissue tension and connective tissue physiology, by providing specific sustained physical forces to a given area thereby altering connective tissue length and mobility.
The reduction in connective tissue tension can also help to improve range of movement in an arthritic joint.
 
 
 
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