Oren Bar, Manual physical therapist in Atlanta; practitioner of PRRT, Total Motion Release (TMR) and Trigger Point Releases

About Oren Bar, PT

Oren Bar is the owner of Rebalansing Health LLC and has been a physical therapist since 1996. He received his degree in Physiotherapy (physical therapy) from King's College in London, England. Prior to that he worked as a paramedic and as a massage therapist. He has extensive experience treating patients in numerous settings. Oren Bar specializes in treating acute and chronic pain conditions, TMJ (jaw) disorders, headaches, back, shoulder and neck pain, SI joint dysfunction, and trauma-induced pains like those seen in motor vehicle accidents. Over the years he has trained with some of the most prominent experts in the field of manual therapy and pain neuroscience.

Certifications/Professional Development:

Oren Bar takes ongoing professional development very seriously. He attends several continuing education courses each year.

Primal Reflex Release Technique (PRRT) –
Philosophy in a nutshell: The body activates primitive reflexes as a response to injury, trauma and stress. These reflexes may persist and contribute to pain and dysfunction.
Method: Gentle tapping and flicking of muscle and soft tissue to inhibit and remove the reflexive responses. Oren has taken the Basic, Intermediate and Advanced courses with John Iams, the developer of the PRRT system of treatment. At this time Oren is the only Advanced Practitioner of Prrt in the state of Georgia.
Temperomandibular Joint Certification Track –
Oren has taken all the Basic, Intermediate and Advanced courses required for Certification in Cranio-mandibular, Head, Neck, and Facial Pain offered by the University of St Augustine, Florida. He took all the TMJ courses with Mariano Rocabado who is a world renowned expert in the field of musculoskeletal disorders of the jaw and sub-cranial spine.
Method: Careful evaluation of restrictions and laxity of the temperomandibular joints as well as the joints of the neck that affect the jaw. The treatment focus is a “back-to-front” approach with correction of the neck issues first then the jaw and finally the teeth in collaboration with a dentist.
Trigger Point Release Technique -
Philosophy in a nutshell: This method of treatment is based on the work of Janet Travell MD (personal physician to President Kennedy). People may develop active “trigger points” in their muscles. Like the trigger of a gun the location of the trigger and the location of the pain may be far away from each other. Therefore a toothache may be referred from a muscle in the head and a headache from a muscle in the shoulder.
Method: The treatment involves deep pressure on offending trigger points followed by specific stretches and modification of factors that may be maintaining the trigger points. People with pain referred from trigger points are said to have myofascial pain syndrome. Oren Bar was taught the Trigger Point Release technique by Nancy Shaw who was an assistant to the late Janet Travell.
Total Motion Release (TMR) –
Philosophy: Exercising the “good” side can fix the “bad” side. If you don’t believe it you’re in for a surprise. Sometimes the painful side or limited side is actually restricted somewhere else in the body. To ease the restriction other parts of the body need to be involved.
Method: The ultimate self-directed therapy. Once you master the technique you can treat your own pains and restrictions. The goal of this approach is to empower yourself so that you no longer need a physical therapist.
Oren has taken many other continuing education courses including but not limited to:
- Mobilization with Movement (basic and advanced) with Brian Mulligan.
- Mobilization of the nervous system with David Butler.
- Physical Therapy of the Shoulder with Robert Donatelli.
- Strategic Orthopedics with Angelo Di Maggio.

Oren is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA).