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Clinical Consideration

Recall from Chapter 4: lateral or tangential forces appear to have a more

notable impact on Ruffini endings, which are known to interface with the

ANS. SNS activation tends to activate transforming growth factor beta-1

(TGF-β1) expression (and likely other cytokines), which has a stimulatory

effect on MFB contraction, increasing fascial tone and stiffness. In

addition, shifts in the ANS state can induce changes in pH, which also

affects MFB contraction. Skillful, manual stimulation of mechanoreceptors

in fascia, particularly of Ruffini or free nerve endings, can induce favorable

changes in ANS tone (Chaitow 2014).

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