You should be aware of the concept of ease and bind. In the application of functional techniques, the practitioner is interested in the quality of movement. Is the movement easy and free, or is it difficult and binding? The more one moves away from the neutral position, the more one feels a certain amount of bind or increase in resistance to the movement. Likewise, the more one moves toward the neutral position, the more one feels a certain amount of ease or decrease in resistance to the movement. Loose-packed is the term used to describe a joint that has been positioned at the point of maximum ease. Understanding the concept of ease and bind and the ability to sense this phenomenon are essentual to mastering functional (indirect) techniques.