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Dr.James Cyriax, the “Einstein” of orthopaedic medicine, created a solid clinical reasoning and treatment strategy for soft tissue lesions in the musculoskeletal system.Cyriax decided to devote his life to this problem and started by rejecting all the old “non-system” of examination.He relegated palpation to a merely confirmatory role once the correct tissue had been incriminated.Developed a system of examination based on testing the function of all the components of the soft-tissue moving parts.Examination by Selective Tissue Tension:1.Isometric contractions test the function of the contractile tissues.2.Passive movements test the function of the inert structures.3.Capsular patterns differentiate between joint conditions and other inert structure lesions.