Integrated Therapy / P-DTR
For recurring pain, compensation patterns, confusing body signals, or issues that have not fully resolved through standard approaches.
Integrated Therapy is often the best starting point for new in-person clients at Green Stones Healing. This work combines clinical assessment, hands-on care, P-DTR-informed neurological testing, and nervous-system-centered treatment to better understand what your body is communicating.
Rather than asking you to choose the exact modality ahead of time, an Integrated Therapy session allows the work to be guided by what your body presents with that day.
What is P-DTR?
P-DTR stands for Proprioceptive Deep Tendon Reflex. It is a neurological assessment and treatment approach that looks at how the nervous system is interpreting information from the body.
In practice, this means: we are not only asking, “Where does it hurt?” We are also looking at how your body is protecting, compensating, bracing, or adapting — and what information your nervous system may be using to make those choices.
P-DTR was developed by Dr. José Palomar, a neurologist, orthopedic surgeon, and manual medicine practitioner. His work helped shape P-DTR as a system for evaluating how the nervous system processes sensory information from the body and how those patterns may influence pain, movement, protection, and compensation.
Integrated Therapy / P-DTR may be a good fit if you are experiencing:
- recurring pain or tension
- muscle guarding or compensation patterns
- symptoms that shift, return, or do not make sense
- old injuries that still seem to affect movement
- stress or nervous system strain that shows up in the body
- movement limitations that have not fully resolved
- a sense that something is “off,” even if you do not have clear language for it
This is also a common starting point for clients who have already tried massage, chiropractic care, physical therapy, training, or other bodywork approaches and feel like something is still missing.
What to expect in a session
An Integrated Therapy session is not a standard massage or an adjustment-only chiropractic visit. Sessions are individualized.
We may use muscle testing, neurological assessment, hands-on treatment, soft tissue work, chiropractic care, movement-based feedback, and guided body awareness depending on what is most relevant that day.
The goal is to better understand what your body is communicating and work with those patterns in a practical, grounded way.
How to Book A Session
If you are a new in-person client and are not sure whether to choose Bodywork + Chiropractic or Integrated Therapy, start with a one-hour Integrated Therapy session.