At the BetterBack Clinic, being able to properly visualize your spine significantly adds to our understanding of your spinal problem, which is why we have invested in an on-site fully digital ImaSight X-ray system.  

The only way to determine whether or not the spine is structurally healthy is with proper imaging.  Digital X-ray is the new standard of spinal imaging and is done first, before advanced imaging (like a MRI or CT SCAN) is considered.  X-ray also has the advantage of being able to take the images in a "weight-bearing" position (either sitting or standing), unlike CT or MRI which are done laying down in almost every hospital.  When imaging is done in a weight-bearing position, the spine is "loaded" and structural instabilities and other problems like disc compression are more evident.

Proper imaging of the spine allows us to identify degenerative issues and postural problems that may affect your treatment plan, recovery time, and overall prognosis. 

In addition, we can identify congenital (born-with) deformities and problems (e.g. scoliosis), the quality of bone you have, as well as the overall alignment and orientation of the bones in relation to one another.  Ensuring that your symptoms are NOT being caused by a serious or life-threatening pathology such as a fracture, cancer, tumours, infection or other bone disease is obviously important!  Especially when such serious problems may not be obvious with just a consultation or physical examination!  If your X-rays show signs of disease or pathology that cannot be treated by a chiropractor, you will be referred to the appropriate health care professional.