X-Rays
What Is an X-Ray?
An X-ray is a type of medical image that lets us see inside your body, especially your bones and joints.
How It Works
* X-rays use a small amount of radiation to take pictures of your bones.
* Dense parts like bone show up white.
* Softer parts like muscles or organs appear darker
It’s a quick, painless, and non-invasive way to look at your spine and joints.
Why do I need an X-ray?
Your practitioner may decide you need an X-ray for the following reasons:
1 – Rule out serious conditions
While Chiropractors and Osteomyologists use their hands to feel for misalignments, an X-ray gives a clear picture of your bones, showing things that can’t be felt by hand. It allows the practitioner to:
* See the exact position of your vertebrae.
* Check for any hidden issues that could be missed with a hands-on exam alone.
2 – Make Sure It’s Safe
Before starting treatment, we want to rule out serious conditions like:
* Fractures
* Tumours
* Bone disease / infections
3 – Create the Right Plan for You
Every spine is different. And although we don’t always need to X-ray it can help us to:
* See if bones are out of alignment
* Check your posture and spine shape
* Build a plan that fits your unique needs
4 – Track Your Progress
If needed, X-rays can help us:
* Compare your spine to previous images if concerned things may have changed.
* Make sure we’re moving in the right direction
* Potentially explain why things are not progressing as expected during care.
Not everyone needs or can have an X-ray. We only recommend one if it helps us care for you better and more safely.
External X-Rays
We offer this service to other practitioners within our community who do not have their own X-ray facilities.
Our service works as follows
1) You the practitioner contact us by completing this side of our form.
2) We contact your patient directly to arrange an appointment for the X-ray to be taken asap – We will take payment of £75 per X-ray series needed from the patient at the time of booking (by a series we mean a cervical series or a lumbar series for example).
3) We get our external consultant radiologist to produce a full report on the x-ray findings
4) We produce a disc containing X-ray images both in JPEG and DICOM formats along with the PDF X-ray report.
5) We contact you to arrange collection. This is usually within 7 days of the x-rays being taken.
