Introduction
- P-DTR is about improving how muscles function by helping how we process sensations in the body and transmit them to the brain.
- (Introduce the osteopathic philosophy:) The body is a unit, structure and function are interconnected, the body has self-healing mechanisms, but can be overwhelmed and disrupted. Helping remove some of the priority overwhelming barriers to balanced, helpful function can help the bodies’ efforts to restore balanced, efficient function.
- (Positioning:) P-DTR resonates with osteopathy, because they both are fairly thorough and see all tissues and systems of the body as interconnected, and both have systems of lessening priority disruptors of the body. Athletes in Calgary can really benefit from an osteopath-led approach that includes P-DTR because this combination optimizes getting to driving irritants that alter posture, movement and coordination needed in top performance.
What is P-DTR – and Why It Fits Osteopathy So Well
- P-DTR identifies when muscles are strong in a healthy way that take a break when it’s helpful and sequence well with others, and finds priority driving issues (irritants) of muscles that are weak, guarded, or discoordinated. It uses a pre-tested well-functioning muscle that’s not related to the irritant, and its response to the sensations driving the issue give information about the state of sensation receptors in our body.
- Ultimately the nervous system (the body’s control center) directs and makes unsupported posture and movement happen through messages from the brain to the body’s muscles. To affect the sensory nervous system – messages to the brain – immediately changes the brain experience and its messages out to muscles.
- Connect to osteopathic principles: nervous system dysfunction optimizes and sometimes disrupts whole-body health, not just a single joint or muscle.
- Osteopathy’s lens: P-DTR is not a standalone tool, but when used by an Osteopathic Manual Therapist, is an extension of osteopathy’s holistic treatment.
How An Osteopathic Manual Therapist Uses P-DTR Neurological System in Practice
The Osteopathic Assessment Process
- Osteopathic Manual Therapists already assess the body globally: posture, gait, biomechanics, visceral influences, nervous system induced muscular tone and fascial tension.
- P-DTR integrates into this process by highlighting neurological “software errors” missed by structural-only assessments.
Hands-On, Non-Invasive Correction
- Osteopathic Manual Therapists are trained in precise palpation and physical testing – making them naturally skilled at using P-DTR Neurological system muscle testing and receptor challenges.
- When high priority disruptors of tissue situations are treated with the sensitivity and consideration of whether or not they are ready for change then the precise gentle adjustments are usually well accommodated by the body, and facilitate helpful shifts that unlock new performance potential.
Why an Osteopathic Manual Therapist’s Training Matters
- Unlike some professions that may apply P-DTR in isolation, Amy views each correction in the context of:
- all aspects of each person’s being including all tissues and fluids and the bioelectric impact of their function: this includes, but isn’t limited to:
- the complete inter-relationships of the tissues of the nervous, cardiovascular and musculoskeletal systems and the myofascial chains and the bones and joints that they move.
- the influence of the viscera (organs) on their own system function, and the inter-relationship between systems.
- Air exchange and circulatory and lymphatic considerations for oxygen and nitric oxide delivery and carbon dioxide expiration, and the delivery of chemicals that participate in tissue repair and the immune response. This includes the presence and flow of fluids throughout the body, and the inter-relationship of tissue health and inherent expansion and retraction of tissues.
- This ensures P-DTR is not just symptom-focused, but integrated into restoring total body health.
Benefits of P-DTR for Athletes – The Osteopathic Advantage
- Restoring Balance, Not Just Removing Pain: Amy is able to use her Osteopathic skills and P-DTR in combination to address root dysfunctions, ensuring long-term stability.
- Enhanced Performance: Osteopathic integration means optimizing biomechanics alongside neural resets → better movement efficiency.
- Faster Recovery: Osteopathic manual therapists consider circulation, fascial lengthening and elastic-like function, musculoskeletal abilities, organs, and nervous system regulation in combination with P-DTR.
- Injury Prevention: By looking beyond the site of pain, osteopathic manual therapists can uncover hidden dysfunctions and prevent future breakdowns.
Common Athletic Issues Addressed by using P-DTR Neurological System Within Osteopathy
- Chronic low back or neck pain from training loads.
- Restricted hip/shoulder mobility in hockey players, dancers, pitchers.
- Recurrent sprains or tendon issues (ankle, Achilles, hamstring).
- Concussion-related dysfunctions (headaches, balance issues).
- Post-surgery or post-injury compensation patterns.
Why Choose an Osteopathic Manual Therapist in Calgary for P-DTR?
- Emphasize osteopathy’s reputation in Canada for holistic, patient-centered care.
- Calgary’s active community → osteopaths uniquely positioned to support recovery and performance.
- Osteopathic manual therapists bring a broader scope: addressing musculoskeletal, neurological, and systemic health in one session.
- Reassurance: osteopathic manual therapists’ academic training in anatomy, neurology, and biomechanics makes their application of P-DTR highly precise and safe.
Conclusion – Rewiring for Resilience
- Reiterate: P-DTR is powerful alone, but in an osteopath’s hands, it becomes a holistic tool for athletes to recover, prevent injury, and perform better.
- Calgary athletes and active individuals can consult an osteopath trained in P-DTR for long-term, nervous-system-based health.