Alophysio, hey there mister, I'm trying to work my way through as many direct questions as I have time and the inclination for . Having read my pieces in RE on CM, you will now be somewhat aquainted with this as a means to restore normal facet/nerve behaviour. It was formulated over time out of the basis provided by the venerable Geoffrey Maitland. I found his approach somewhat mechanistic and not sensitive enough and went on to discover that facet behaviour changed ( for the better ) the more passive movements were given. I won't reiterate any of the material available to go over in my early posts on RE. Most of your questions have already been addressed at infinitum within the body of RE. Forgive me , I do get a bit fed up sometimes , no disrespect to you intended , repeating the same story in different threads. Still, that is my wish , to allow the therapeutic community to realise the benefits of my clinical studies and conclusions. I am not a researcher, don't have the time or the resources. I am a working physio who has a usefull method and explanations to offer. I would rather address your queries on the forum , it achieves much more than private messages.