The Pettibon System™

The Pettibon System™ is a proven spine and posture correction methodology that, along with providing pain relief, restores normal spinal form and function. It is an extensively researched, viable alternative to physical therapy and in many cases surgery.

Through meticulous evaluation and comparison to researched biomechanical norms, a global postural and spinal strengthening care plan is tailor-made for each patient. Personalized programs are designed to restore, as closely as possible, your optimal spinal form and function. This ensures a decrease in related pain and symptoms, as well as a greater ability to prevent spine, disc and nerve related issues.

• You actively participate in your care – both in our office and at home! When you come to the office, you will not sit passively waiting to be seen, and home rehabilitation care is absolutely critical for your spinal correction.

The Pettibon Weighting System™

This system consists of specially designed weights that are applied to the head. The head weights are used with our postural rehabilitative exercises while you are in the office.

Wearing the weights causes new postural information to be sent to the brain, altering the body’s positioning. Over time, the brain acclimates to holding the head and body in a new, more ideal alignment.

The weights force weak postural muscles to perform isometric exercises, restoring muscle strength, endurance, and balance. The result is a stronger body accustomed to holding its corrected posture with decreased irritation to nerves, ligaments, discs, joints and muscles.

Isometric Exercises

There are two important groups of muscle: phasic and postural. Weight lifting and aerobic exercise work our phasic (movement) muscles. However, these workouts have little effect on our postural (support) muscles.

Postural muscle strength is built through isometric exercise, which involves pushing against a force that moves very slowly or not at all. The weighting system provides the isometric exercise to strengthen postural muscles and thereby improve your alignment while decreasing stress on joints.

Wobble Board Exercises

The wobble board

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