Private, one-on-one care with David Ryder

New Client Application

Tell me what is happening, what you have already tried, and what you want to get back to doing. I read these personally so I can decide whether my approach looks like a good fit before either of us spends time on the wrong next step.

This application is for Physical Engineering—orthopedic manual therapy, massage, and hands-on care for pain, movement, injury, recovery, and performance. If you’re looking primarily for anxiety, emotional patterns, fears, relationship patterns, stress, or emotional-transformation work, use the Emotional Transformation Session Inquiry →

Why I Ask Before Scheduling

This is not meant to make getting help difficult. It is meant to make the first conversation useful.

I work best with people who want more than a routine massage, are willing to participate in recovery, and value individualized private-pay care. The form helps me understand the problem, your goals, scheduling needs and whether what you are describing belongs within my scope.

If I think I can help, I’ll tell you what I’d suggest next. If I think you need a different kind of care, I’ll tell you that too.

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Tell Me What’s Going On

Short and specific is perfect. You do not need to diagnose yourself before you contact me.

Need to finish later? Click Save My Progress & Finish Later at the bottom of any step. Email yourself the private resume link or copy it somewhere safe. To continue later, use that link; reopening this page normally starts a new application. Resume links expire after 30 days.

What Would You Like to Change? - Step 1 of 5

My role is to assess, treat, teach, notice patterns, and help you create useful change. Your role is to participate, pay attention to what works, and be willing to make changes when something appears to be contributing to the problem. I don’t expect perfection. I do need willingness.

You don't need to know what kind of treatment you need. Start by telling me what's happening, what you want instead, and when things changed.

A few questions may sound similar. That’s intentional. Looking at the same problem from a slightly different angle often brings up a detail that didn’t come to mind the first time. You don’t need to repeat yourself—if you’ve already answered it, just add anything new.

You don't need to diagnose yourself. Tell me what you're noticing, where you notice it, and anything that seems important.
Think beyond “less pain.” What would meaningful improvement let you do again?
Injury, training, work, travel, sleep, stress, illness, routines—or anything else you noticed. If nothing comes to mind, that's useful too.

Your First Appointment: 2 Hours · $375

I don’t sell treatment plans before I know what you need.

Your first appointment is a two-hour Assessment + Treatment + Education + Home Care session for $375. That gives us enough time to understand what is happening, begin treatment, see how your body responds, explain what I’m finding, and show you what you can do between sessions to support the changes.

Sometimes one session creates the change someone was looking for. More persistent or complicated problems may take several visits before we understand what is driving the pattern and what helps the improvement hold. The first one to three visits—when needed—act as a checkpoint: what changed, what held, what came back, and what your body is actually responding to.

If you need more, we’ll talk about more. If you don’t, I’m perfectly happy to tell you that too.

Follow-up options: 60 minutes $165 · 90 minutes $250 · 2 hours $350 · 3 hours $525.

The amount of time is the container for the work, not the measure of its value. We’ll choose the session length that makes sense for what we’re working on. Packages are optional. Pay-as-you-go care and maintenance/performance visits remain available for established clients who prefer to come in when they need it.