Cervical curve restoration and forward head posture reduction for the treatment of mechanical thoracic pain using the pettibon corrective and rehabilitative procedures

Abstract

(J Chiropr Med 2002;1:113-115)

Strength gains through lumbar lordosis restoration

“…(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18) Therefore, symptomatic reduction in the present patient could have originated from multiple sources, including placebo, somatosensory effects from the spinal manipulative procedures, (18) exercise-induced analgesia, (19) or the global realignment of the centers of mass, thus reducing the amount of tension in the postural muscles. (6,20) Patient compliance likely enhanced the results of this program. The home care was performed at a selfreported rate of about 80% of the time, according to the patient.…”

“…I previously outlined this procedure. (6,7) In conjunction with the anterior headweight, the patient also wore a backpack with 25 pounds of weight over the low shoulder. The weight hangs around the patient's waistline, thereby enhancing the lumbar lordosis immediately.…”

Spinal manipulation and anterior headweighting for the correction of forward head posture and cervical hypolordosis: A pilot study

“…There should be little doubt, based on a growing body of evidence (17)(18)(19)(20)(21), that forward head posture and cervical hypolordosis are significant pathologic processes that should be corrected if they are diagnosed. Furthermore, there is a significant amount of research available concerning different methods of correcting these clinical findings (1,2,(22)(23)(24)(25)(26). This provides some evidence that more interdisciplinary health professionals are becoming interested in these structural disorders.…”

“…Recent preliminary literature has suggested that the combined use of spinal manipulation and a novel headweight device may correct forward head posture and cervical hypolordosis (1,2). While there is still little evidence to demonstrate the pathognomonic factors resulting in these postural disorders, recent literature has shown the structural and functional consequences of these disease processes (3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9).…”

Cervical hyperlordosis, forward head posture, and lumbar kyphosis correction: A novel treatment for mid-thoracic pain

“…Specific techniques have been identified that show reasonable effectiveness at restoring cervical lordosis (3)(4)(5)(6)(7). Unfortunately, there is little evidence to show if any techniques can effectively treat cervical hyperlordosis, or if those techniques designed to correct cervical kyphosis or hypolordosis are contraindicated in instances of cervical hyperlordosis.…”