FOUNDATIONS CURRICULUM
Introduction to P-DTR
Where does P-DTR come from, how did it develop and what are the concepts behind it
Rules & modes
What are the foundational rules of how CNS deals with and compensates for traumas and dysfunctions
Hyper/hyposignaling receptors
Primary, secondary, tertiary
Proper stim, anti stim, opposite stim
Indicator muscles
Therapy localization & universal therapy localization
Autogenic inhibition
Muscles should be able to facilitate and inhibit in a specific manner
How to use spindle cell compression and X and II lines
Switching
What is switching and what to look out for
Hypertonicity
Basic understanding of hypertonicity
Mechanoreceptors
Introduction to mechanoreception
Nuclear bag/chain and intrafusal musclefibers
Reactor/reactives
Golgi – golgi
Golgi – pacini
Pacini – ruffini
Nociceptors
Introduction to nociception
Paleo – neo
Crude/fine touch
Tickle/itch
Temperature dysfunctions
Spinothalamic tracts
Spinohypothalamic
Spinomesencephalic
Tectal tract
Joint position
Conscious/unconscious pathways
Gait dysfunctions
The neurology of gait and muscle-ligament relationships
Neurogait 1
Neurogait 2
Palo_Alto
PiLUS
What is PiLUS and how to identify, test and treat
Cloacals
What are cloacals and how to identify, test and treat
Long Kinematic Chains (LKC’s)
Open kinematic chains
Closed kinematic chains
Events
How to identify and quickly treat big patterns stuck after painful traumas/”events”
Adrenals
Function of adrenals
Associated muscles
How to test for and treat functional adrenal dysfunctions
Pelvic categories
6 different types and their inhibition patterns and associated symptoms
Category I
Category II Posterior Ilium
Category II Posterior Ischium
Category II Symphysis Pubis
Category III (L5/S1)
Sacral Distortion
Temporal sphenoid line (TS-line)
What is it and how to use it
Surrogate testing
What is it and how to use it
Multitasking
How to test for multitasking
Meridians
How to test for and treat meridian dysfunctions with P-DTR
Limbic dysfunctions
How to test for and help people with limbic/emotional dysfunctions quick and easy.
Cranial faults and sutures
Explanation of the many different types, their inhibition patterns and how to treat with a neurological P-DTR approach