Document Type
Peer-Reviewed Article
Publication Date
2006
Program
Athletic Training
Abstract
Positional-Release Therapy (PRT) is advocated as an effective indirect therapeutic treatment for acute, subacute, and chronic somatic dysfunction. Initial investigations have shown PRT to significantly reduce low back and hip pain and improve hip strength. The effects of PRT are thought to occur from placing a patient’s tissues in a position of comfort for an extended period of time.
Clinically, the practice of PRT and its therapeutic benefits have an established history. What is lacking is research into the neural and physiologic mechanisms of the process by which PRT alleviates somatic dysfunction. It can be tempting to view the technique as a panacea, particularly when patients and clinicians experience its powerful pain-relieving effects. Clinicians should consider PRT as one essential tool to be integrated into the overall plan to treat somatic dysfunction.
Recommended Citation
Speicher, Tim and David O. Draper. "Top-10 Positional-Release Therapy Techniques to Break the Chain of Pain: Part 2." Athletic Therapy Today. 11.6 (2006): 81-83.
Publication
Athletic Therapy Today
Volume
11
Issue
6
Pages
81-83
