I agree with Herb here...asymmetry is normal. What one must look at (when
evaluating pathology) is symptoms related to posture...that is, how a
person's symptoms relate to body position and changes in position. Only
through awareness of symtom response can one distinguish between baseline
asymmetry (that which is present and causing no problems) and pathological
asymmetry (asymmetry either causing symptoms or because of symptoms).
Take care,
Heather
In a message dated 6/6/2000 9:03:54 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
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> When my patient's ask me about "posture" I often point out that athletes
> (supposedly, folks are at the peak of human performance) are not all that
> symmetrical of a crowd. Baseball pictures often struck me a quite
> asymetrical--in fact, I believe that asymmetry is why you don't have
> "switch" pitchers. I am often shocked at how many patients tell me they
> were told their problem is posture yet their "problem" goes away without a
> change in their posture.
>
> Just my thoughts
>
> Herb Silver, PT
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