Let me first start off by saying I'm usually a pretty private person about stuff like this, but I'm trying to take a proactive approach to my problem, and I figured you all here would be the best help I could get
. Thank-you in advance!
So here's a background story first. I hadn't been to the doctor's in a few years due to me being stupid. Anyway, I go for a checkup one day, everything goes fine, then I get up to leave and he says "Can you stand up straight for me?". So I comply, then he notices I'm a little crooked, so he asks me to take my shirt off. Now I've know that I've leaned to the left a little for a while now, but I never really thought much of it. I went on webmd, read that everyone has a slight curve to one direction or the other, and didn't think much of it. Now I have someone telling me that I have to get xrays.
I get them done that day, the technician pretty much has a baffled look her face, and tells me this is the worse shes seen in a while. Keep in mind I'm 22, so I still consider myself pretty young, and my Superman complex is pretty much being eroded away as we spoke. I found out that I have a massive curve in my spine which is the result of Scoliosis. My doctor tells me at this point there is nothing I can do and I'll just have to live with this.
I really don't accept that answer, and decided to go research some alternative methods on my own. I know he wouldn't recommend a chiropractor since I've heard how much they dislike eachother's field of study. But yeah, I go see a chiro in my area, who is great and he makes me FEEL better, but I know its not really doing anything to correct the issue. I've been doing this for a few months now, and although its a good short-term fix, thats all it is. I am now looking into Pilates to help strengthen my back muscles for support.
A friend of mine (Seanland) tells me that he works for a chiropractor out in the USA that specializes in a certain type of chiropractic care called the Pettibon system. I've done some research into this and found that is has actually CORRECTED for the most part, people's scolotic curves in adulthood. This has really excited me, and I'm going to be contacting the leader in this field locally in the next few days for a consultation. I'm still skeptical, so I'd just like to ask him about it before I proceed with treatments if I decide to. I guess what I'm trying to ask, is has anyone possibly heard of/been treated with/had a friend thats been treated with/etc. the Pettibon system? I'd like to know as much as I can about this, but so far it looks the most promising.
The Pettibon System
Thanks!
