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Originally Posted by onesnowyowl
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.
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Let me re-word my statement.. the Pettibon Docs, use the x-rays for a more in depth analysis of the patient's condition. An x-ray will show things such as disc degeneration, calcium deposits. Take images of the spine in multiple positions to see where the stresses are and what caused them. It is amazing how much history can be picked up from these x-rays.
They won't provide treatment without x-rays.
There are studies, done by the Pettibon Institute specific to Scoliosis at:
http://www.pettiboninstitute.org/research/index.php
The Pettibon System is based on Spinal Rehabilitation, the doctors are trained specifically in the bio-mechanics of the spine.
I do not disagree with you about seeing an Osteopath onesnowyowl, I just believe that you should go to a PETTIBON DC first, not a conventional chiropractor.
I agree with your Yoga statement totally, that is a great way to maintain and your nutrition statements, without working it out, and being healthy, the progress will be limited, the better you "feed" the body, the greater the result.
I also am aware of some peer reviewed articles by Pettibon doctors, I will work on finding those.