[libribook.com] Traumatic Scar Tissue Management 1st Edition

Thixotrophy
The process by which thermal or mechanical energy causes GS colloids to shift
from a gel-like/gluey consistency to a more watery, liquid (sol) consistency.
When energy (movement, mechanical strain of tissue) is present or initiated the
colloids are more sol; when this energy is removed or is undisturbed the colloids
are more gel.
Torsion/rotation
A therapeutic loading technique involving twisting-type loading; essentially a
combination of compression and tension where there is simultaneous
compression of some fibers with elongation of others. Outcomes are the same as
those associated with compression and tension techniques.