I am Dorian Yates, 6 times Mr Olympia, owner of DY Nutrition and Temple Gym.
Bodybuilding can be tough on the spine and joints having experienced tendon and muscle tears I have needed some of the best musculoskeletal work in the world.
I am Dorian Yates, 6 times Mr Olympia, owner of DY Nutrition and Temple Gym. Bodybuilding can be tough on the spine and joints having experienced tendon and muscle tears I have needed some of the best musculoskeletal work in the world.
Athletics have been a huge part of my life from a very young age, but it was still a shock at eleven years old, when I went in to the doctors for back pain. Having only taken XRAY ‘s the doctors could not really ascertain what exactly was wrong, but it was clear that the curvature of my spine in conjunction with my daily exercise as a gymnast was causing strain on my back.
Being so young, the only treatment recommended was physical therapy, which I did religiously for months in order to return to my gymnastics training. It didn’t take long however for the pain in my back force me to quit gymnastics. By the age of 22, I was a competitive springboard and platform diver for a Division 1 University, and yet again I found myself again looking at XRAY’s of my lower spine. This time the images were clearly showing years and years of damage. Cartilage loss, Osteoarthritis, Facet wear and tear my back looked more like that of a senior than a young adult. Again physical therapy was recommended in order to strengthen the muscles in my back and core, in order to take pressure off of my spine. Every day I spent a good hour with trainers, taking ice baths, doing exercises, getting ultraound, being hooked up to TENS machines and getting massages. Twice a week for several months I saw a chiropractor who would adjust my upper and lower spine, apply heat, and ultrasound. Though at the end of each day I found relief from these therapies, they became a necessary and daily chore by the next morning. Within 6 months I was told my only other option was regimented cortisone steroid injections, an avenue I had no interest in persuing. At 23, my injuries ultimately ended my lifelong athletic career,and I graduated from college still in constant pain. By my 25th birthday, I had seen doctors, chiropractors, specialists, naturopaths, energy healers and osteopaths, and had worked my way through a gamut of treatments, medicines and routines, many of which unfortunately proved unsuccessful, painful or short-lived. Eventually I had to come tterms with the fact that my pain could be something or the rest of my life. I had not given up on my condition but had stopped looking for options and accepted the fact that even at such a young age, this truly would be a daily issue for me. It was upon meeting Peter however, that I was reminded this did not have to be so. With the proper knowledge, equipment and treatment plan, I could maintain alignment in my spine and allow my body to work its own healing magic. It is an absolute pleasure to have someone like Peter, who is so well versed in his field to be working with you. The DMT technique not only allowed my spine to fully release in years but also relieved tension in tissues and muscles, allowing my body to stay relaxed days after being strengthened. Within the first session I began to understand what sort of condition my spine was in, and how this unique programme allowed my body to heal itself. Though I felt immediate results, after four consecutive sessions I could really feel a difference that I knew would last. Three months later I had one more session with Peter, and I was astonished that unlike any other treatment plan which required almost daily consistency, just two hours with Peter was all it took to restore alignment and alleviate pain and pressure that had built up over the previous months. After each session the pressure and pain in my lower spine that I feel every day is gone, the pinches and twinges absent, and every step feels lighter. Thanks to Peter I feel I am finally on track to maintaining a healthy spine.
I am 70 years of age, have been an accountant all my life and have Parkinsons and spinal stenosis which had confined me to a wheelchair and crutches. I was on crutches around the house and then into the wheelchair if we went out from the house. In addition, I was gradually getting weaker...
Now, I can walk up and down stairs without spine pain, I can lift a kettle of water, I can reach the light switch with no pain. I now am amazed and pleased that I am getting stronger and pain free and can walk around the house without support. At the start of the spine conditioning program I couldn’t lift the 20 kilogram weight, at all, now I can lift it 100 times without resting, absolutely incredible. The difference it seems from this and other programs, of which gave me no help, is that is based upon results, to regain my function. It is definitely not a turnkey system as it is tailored every time depending on the response to the previous session. Previous therapy was simply ticking boxes, not the case with this program.
His aim was to bring back my function as a human being. Considering his background with working with bodybuiders, actors, military, ballet dancers, Olympic athletes, he is able to readjust the program to my level of strength and ability and often warns me not to over do it. I am now doing things on the Postural Reponse Lab that I would never have thought possible. A lot of these achievements physically, are also psychologically beneficial. For a person reading this you need to understand that I am 70 years of age, I’ve had Parkinsons for 10 years, I have spinal stenosis which is a strangulation of the spinal cord, which had severely disabled me. Being an accountant, I am very logical, down to earth, hence I maintained a record of my response to the program very carefully. Considering that my condition was given no future by drugs and possible surgery was too much of a risk. Undergoing this very conservative approach I virtually have my life back. Admittedly sessions can be 3 hours. The technique Peter uses is DMT (Decompression Mobilization Therapy).
To conclude, physically and mentally I now have a future whereas before there was none, except a gradual decline and loss of the use of my body. Most important to this, is when I met Peter he did not say he could help me as such, but simply let’s see if we can help get your function back, and it has. My meeting with Peter was a chance meeting, I am letting you know this technique exists, so that by talking to Peter you may benefit, being safe in he knowledge that there won’t be any empty promises, just a considered approach for your condition. I write this with deep thanks and gratitude.
