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Chuna That Does Not Crack Bones — The Principle of Thixotropic Chuna
Muscle stiffens when left still and softens when shaken. It is called thixotropy, and it has been measured in people. The Chuna I do uses that property.
If Only One Shoulder Keeps Seizing Up
Always the same side, and it comes back within days of being released. Why that side, and why what you release returns — the story starts with how tissue thickens and gives.
When It Stiffens Again After Being Released
There's a reason you feel better only during treatment and are back where you started a few days later. Tissue stiffens when left still and softens when moved — which is why the movement in between is half the treatment.
If You Are Especially Stiff in the Morning — The Body Keeping to a Timetable
Why the morning, of all times? The signals that drive inflammation peak before dawn. And the cortisol that would damp them hasn't come up yet. So the morning is the stiffest.
Why I Look at the Pelvis When Your Neck Hurts
You came in with a sore neck and I'm looking at your pelvis. Most people find that odd. So here is what I actually look at in the consulting room, and why.
When Your Adjustment Keeps Coming Undone — Maintenance Is Half the Treatment
It comes undone because the tissue is built that way. Stir thick honey and it softens; leave it and it thickens again. Once you know that, the answer changes.
Chuna Without the Crack — The Story of Thixotropic Chuna
Stiff tissue doesn't have to be forced open. It can be brought to soften on its own. That property has a name, and knowing it changes the order of treatment.