Proprioceptive Deep Tendon Reflex (PDTR) – Toronto

What is Proprioceptive Deep Tendon Reflex? (P-DTR®)

Most traditional musculoskeletal treatments focus on your body’s hardware system – the joints, muscles, bones, ligaments, and so on; however, P-DTR® is a system that combines neurology, biomechanics, neurophysiology, and anatomy to look at your body’s software system.

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Jose Palomar, an orthopaedic surgeon, developed P-DTR® to help understand information from the body’s sensory receptors and motor responses. It is a functional view of the neurological system that focuses on how and what your brain receives in terms of information (input) from all the sensory receptors in your body. Injury, trauma, or even bad habits can disrupt these inputs, leading to  a dysfunctional repsonse (output), which can include chronic pain, muscle imbalances or weakness.! P-DTR® focuses on correcting these inputs, cleaning up these communication pathways, and allowing the body to function optimally.

It uses a series of precise muscle tests and stimuli to the body, including vibration, stretch, and pressure. This stimulates sensory receptors and helps us understand your motor response to help alleviate pain and dysfunction.

Benefits of P-DTR® may include: reducing acute or chronic pain quickly, increasing range of motion, strength and stamina and optimizing athletic performance. We have used P-DTR to help patients with concussions, post-operative rehabilitation, headaches, dizziness, tinnitus, neck pain, back pain, and rehabilitation from sports injuries.

For more information on how this modality works, see here: P-DTR USA

For the latest research regarding P-DTR®: Dr. Palomar, P-DTR® founder, continues to research and expand this technique. Here is some of the latest P-DTR® research 

Who are the P-DTR practitioners in Toronto?

Pure Motion Centre was the Toronto P-DTR® training centre prior to the pandemic, and many practitioners are available here.

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