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Primal Reflex Release Technique Helping clinicians identify the highest-leverage path to meaningful, measurable change through better assessment, focused intervention, and reassessment.

Clinical education, live training, and online courses. The Primal Reflex Release Technique™ (PRRT, pronounced "pert") is a manual-therapy approach for evaluating and relieving musculoskeletal pain. PRRT is often able to accomplish in just seconds what joint mobilization and manipulation, trigger point therapy, and soft tissue and myofascial release can do over time. PRRT has been found effective in more than 80% of patients with painful conditions. How can it be so successful? PRRT is based on the premise that over-stimulation of the body’s primal reflexes creates pain and keeps painful patterns occurring again and again. These reflexes -- startle, withdrawal, and the protective joint reflexes--are hardwired into the nervous system of the body for the purpose of survival. When a person experiences a painful or startling event, these reflexes are triggered in an attempt to protect the body. Unfortunately, these reflexes often persist in a state of hyper-readiness long after the triggering event has passed. When sustained over time, activated reflex responses lead to patterns of pain that are reproduced, repeated, and maintained, interfering with healing and resisting therapeutic efforts to restore natural function. PRRT addresses muscle and joint receptors along with their spinal modulation. These often overlooked and seldom-treated areas of the body are the cause and solution for many types of pain, including:

-Restricted motion
-Pain with or without motion
-Reduced spontaneity of motion
-Muscle tightness, stiffness, and/or tension

The Primal Reflex Release Technique™ treatment system offers an innovative combination and application of techniques that facilitate rapid “neural reboot.” This neural reboot resets the neural control of joints, muscles, and fascia to release joint restrictions, trigger points, and fascial restrictions not unlike when you reboot your computer.

10/21/2026

Instructor Carl Christie demonstrates why initial observations can be misleading. Before treating an asymmetry, you must ensure your assessment perspective is accurate to avoid acting on the wrong finding. Master the art of clinical reasoning at theprrt.com.

10/20/2026

Watch PRRT instructor Ben Pero demonstrate how a minimal mechanical input triggers a significant neuromuscular response. It’s not about force; it’s about precision and timing during muscle activation. Curious how this fits into clinical practice? Learn more at theprrt.com.

10/17/2026

One of the biggest mistakes clinicians can make? Becoming captivated by the patient’s area of pain.

As PRRT™ founder John Iams, MA, PT, explains in this clip, it’s easy to let a patient’s symptoms determine where we focus our treatment.

But what if the most relevant findings are somewhere else?

John emphasizes an important distinction: He remembers where the patient reports pain, but he doesn’t allow that location to override his assessment process.

Instead, he completes his examination, addresses the findings, and then asks the patient to recheck their original complaint.

This is an important part of the PRRT™ philosophy: let the assessment guide the intervention, then use reassessment to evaluate the response.

The goal isn’t to ignore symptoms. It’s to avoid assuming that the location of pain automatically tells us where treatment should begin.

Interested in learning how PRRT™ approaches assessment and treatment?

Explore our training programs at www.theprrt.com

From the classroom to the clinic! 🙌A few action shots from our recent PRRT™ Clinical Core training in Rochester, NY!Two ...
10/16/2026

From the classroom to the clinic! 🙌

A few action shots from our recent PRRT™ Clinical Core training in Rochester, NY!

Two days of hands-on learning, clinical reasoning, and discovering how a different approach to assessment can change where you start with treatment.

But one of the most exciting parts happens AFTER the training.

We're already hearing great feedback from attendees who have returned to their practices and are reporting rapid changes with their patients using the PRRT™ assessment process and techniques they learned in Rochester.

That's what we love to hear! 👏

Our goal isn't simply to teach clinicians more techniques. It's to help them develop a repeatable process for identifying priorities, applying targeted interventions, and immediately reassessing the response.

Learn it. Apply it. Test for change.

Congratulations to our Rochester group! We can't wait to hear more about what you're discovering in practice.

Ready to bring a different approach to assessment and treatment into your own practice?

Explore PRRT™ training opportunities at www.theprrt.com

10/15/2026

PRRT™ instructor Thom Krupar shares his clinical reasoning process. Learn how assessment findings and patient responses guide interventions, emphasizing continuous reassessment and adaptation. Discover when to explore foundational techniques and direct dural drivers within the PRRT™ framework. Visit theprrt.com to learn more.

What happens when your go-to technique stops getting results?You've seen the presentation before. You've treated similar...
10/15/2026

What happens when your go-to technique stops getting results?

You've seen the presentation before. You've treated similar patients. And you know what worked in the past.

But this patient isn't responding the same way.

It's easy to fall back on familiar techniques, especially when they've worked countless times before.

Here's the distinction we emphasize in PRRT™:

Experience informs the hypothesis. Assessment determines the priority.

Your experience helps you recognize patterns and identify possibilities. But each patient's findings and response should guide what happens next.

Assess. Apply. Reassess.

Because becoming a more effective clinician isn't always about learning another technique.

Sometimes, it's about getting better at deciding which technique to use, when to use it, and whether it's actually making a difference.

👉 Swipe through for a reminder that can even benefit experienced clinicians.

Visit theprrt.com to learn more.PRRT

10/14/2026

Stuck in a tough case? PRRT™ instructor Mark Kurganov shares why returning to foundational techniques, like the Primals, are often the most powerful move. Discover how PRRT™'s Clinical Core empowers you early on. Learn more at theprrt.com.

10/13/2026

PRRT™ Master Instructor Carl Christie shares a key teaching from a live Clinical Intensive. Discover why involving patients in reassessment and helping them *feel* changes is crucial for buy-in. It's about empowering patients to recognize their own progress, not just relying on clinician observations. Learn more about PRRT™ at theprrt.com.

10/13/2026

Master Instructor Carl Christie demonstrates how to gather evidence of change after a brief PRRT™ technique during a live Clinical Intensive. See how attendee-reported sensations, palpatory reassessment, and postural observations provide crucial information for clinical interpretation. Learn more about PRRT™ at theprrt.com.

10/09/2026

Discover how PRRT Master Instructor Mark Kurganov integrates active ankle pumping into hands-on lymphatic techniques. This simple movement, utilizing the calf muscle pump, supports fluid movement. See how patient participation enhances broader treatment approaches in live PRRT™ clinical training. Explore more at theprrt.com.

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