Hi Jo I enjoyed your message regarding the difficulty of stretching dense connective tissue - and I do agree about the importance of taking into account spinal facilitation. I don't think I ever try to get patients to stretch their ITT's without first manipulating the upper lumbars - which can certainly have an almost magical effect on the tone of the ITT. But I also spend time on soft tissue work to the tract and especially to the TFL - which defiintely has results. As for the comments of the lower traps.....verrry interesting! What do all the muscle imbalance people think of that ? I was quite tickled! Cheers Sophie ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%