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Originally Posted by Seanland
They will not set you up with a plan, until a full set of x-rays has been taken.
I'm not doctor or anything, but, it seems that the finger test would be a rough way to estimate the curvature of the spine for such things as scoliosis (from left to right).. that would NOT really do anything for people with abnormal curves from (front to back) for such things like forward head posture..
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I don't know about that--the school exam caught my incredibly small curvature (it's barely there, and I never had to have correction for it, but they caught it, and the doctor confirmed it), and doctors diagnosed me with spinal lordosis and a forward head without x-rays. They're pretty obvious posture problems.
Personally, I would go to an osteopath before I would go to a chiropractor, because an OD has training in allopathic medicine and osteopathic manipulation; some even have knowledge of chiropractic. My osteopath was able to help me correct my posture problems via a multi-pronged approach: 1) manipulation to help with the pain, loosen the muscles, and relax me, 2) physical therapy to actually improve my posture, and 3) exercise/nutrition advice to help with weight loss/fitness. I maintain my good posture now with yoga, which has made me much more mindful of precisely how I hold my body.
One thing I would be hesitant about is that I was unable to find any studies done of the Pettibon system in peer-reviewed literature--I searched several academic databases on my university library's website and came up with nothing that specifically dealt with the Pettibon system.