PMID: 30140565Aug 25, 2018Paper

TREATING GROIN AND HIP FLEXOR PAIN USING PRIMAL REFLEX RELEASE TECHNIQUE™: A CASE SERIES

International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy
Valerie F StevensonAlan Nasypany

Abstract

The nervous system plays a significant role in groin/hip flexor pain which is a common complaint in the active population. Patient examinations that lack consideration of the nervous system's involvement may result in chronic pain and dysfunctional breathing patterns due to continuously excited (also known as "up-related") primal reflexes. Primal Reflex Release Technique™ (PRRT™) is a novel treatment paradigm that was designed to calm primal reflexes from their excitatory state. The purpose of this case series was to describe the effects of down-regulating primal reflexes using PRRT™ on pain, function, and breathing pattern dysfunction in subjects who presented with groin and hip flexor pain and exhibited hyperesthesia to TriggerRegions™ in areas of respiration. Six subjects with acute groin and/or hip flexor pain were examined using a battery of tests including muscle integrity strength and range-of-motion (ROM) measurements, special orthopedic tests, breathing functionality and PRRT™ rib palpation assessments. If subjects were determined to be potential PRRT™ responders through PRRT™ rib palpation assessments, the technique was performed according to PRRT™ guidelines. Outcome measures including the Numeric Pain Rating Scale (...Continue Reading

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