The chiropractic profession is, unfortunately, littered with crackpots, so I'd be very careful if I were you. I couldn't find much of anything WRT to the pettibon method and scoliosis in peer-reviewed literature. The only positive case studies I could find are both directly from the 'Pettibon Institute' - clearly not an unbiased source. For instance:
http://www.pettiboninstitute.org/pdf/Scoliosis_CO.pdf
Quote:
Conclusion: Although mild to moderate reductions in Cobb angle measurements were achieved
in these cases, these improvements may not be related to the symptomatic and functional
improvements. The lack of a control also includes the possibility of a placebo effect. However, this
study adds to the growing body of literature investigating methods by which mild to moderate cases
of scoliosis can be treated conservatively. Further investigation is necessary to determine whether
curve reduction and/or manipulation and/or placebo was responsible for the symptomatic and
functional improvements noted in these cases.
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So, three case studies, all showing some improvement in 'mild to moderate' cases of scoliosis after treatment, but with no controls or blinding at all. Not nearly enough data, especially WRT possible risks. To their credit, the authors of the paper don't tout this as a miracle cure.
So, if you do decide to go with this pettibon thing, do so with the idea that you'll be going in basically as a guinea pig. There's very little evidence that this stuff is effective, or even safe. If you're ok with the risk, and expense....
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pretty good explanation of why chiropractic in general is controversial. Especially read the 'Consumer Guidelines' section.