Meet the Mentors
Guiding Your Journey
DRT faculty are more than instructors. They are mentors, clinicians, educators, and guides who help participants engage with advanced concepts, refine hands-on skills where applicable, and connect classroom learning to clinical reasoning.
Dr. Jon Petrick
FACMUAP
D.C. • FOUNDER & CREATOR
Founder of Nitric Oxide Release™, Passive Release Techniques™, and advanced recovery-based clinical systems.
Dr. Golan Nissen
ATC, CCSP®
D.C. · Clinical Instructor
Clinical instructor, movement specialist, and hands-on treatment educator.
Professor Gary Lang
MS, OMT, ATR
M.S. • PERFORMANCE EDUCATOR
Founder of Dynamic Release, Creator of Dynamic Release Instruments, Clinical Educator of Manual Therapy, Olympic Athletic Trainer.
Dr. Norié Takahashi
ATC, CCSP®
D.C. • CLINICAL INSTRUCTOR
Clinical Instructor, Sports Medicine Specialist and Soft Tissue Manipulation Specialist
Dr. Nelson Santos
ATC, CCSP®
M.S. • PERFORMANCE EDUCATOR
Educator, movement expert, and performance-based training leader.
Dr. Jesse Cracknel
ATC, CCSP®
M.S. • PERFORMANCE EDUCATOR
Educator, movement expert, and performance-based training leader.