{"id":85470,"date":"2021-09-09T17:28:19","date_gmt":"2021-09-09T17:28:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.liveloudlife.com\/staging\/?p=85470"},"modified":"2022-01-24T14:29:31","modified_gmt":"2022-01-24T14:29:31","slug":"do-you-need-x-rays-to-see-a-chiropractor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.liveloudlife.com\/staging\/do-you-need-x-rays-to-see-a-chiropractor\/","title":{"rendered":"Do You Need X-rays to See a Chiropractor?"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row row_height_percent=”0″ overlay_color=”color-nhtu” overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″][vc_column column_width_percent=”100″ position_vertical=”middle” align_horizontal=”align_center” gutter_size=”3″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1\/1″][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=”h1″ text_size=”h1″]Do You Need X-rays to See a Chiropractor?<\/span>[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_empty_space empty_h=”3″][vc_column_text]X-rays are common practice for many practitioners in the chiropractic profession.<\/p>\n

It is an amazing service that can help catch diseases and pathologies, it can be very helpful when looking for fractures, and it is fairly cost-effective for most situations.<\/p>\n

But when does it begin to become an issue when everyone and their mothers are being put under X-rays when they go to the chiropractor?<\/p>\n

We are going to be making this article very brief and to the point.<\/em><\/p>\n

X-rays can be beneficial when necessary.\u00a0Your providers that you are going to, that are relying on X-rays to treat you, are making you pay for unnecessary costs that will most likely not help your pain.<\/em><\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_width_percent=”100″ position_vertical=”middle” align_horizontal=”align_center” gutter_size=”3″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

\"\"[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/1″][vc_custom_heading]The American Chiropractic Association Has 5 Recommendations:[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

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  1. In the absence of red flags, do not obtain spinal imaging (X-rays) for patients with acute low-back pain during the six weeks after the onset of pain.<\/li>\n
  2. Do not perform repeat spinal imaging to monitor patients\u2019 progress.<\/li>\n
  3. Avoid prolonged or ongoing use of passive or palliative physical therapy treatments (such as heat, cold,\u00a0electrical\u00a0stimulation and ultrasound)\u00a0for low-back pain unless they support the goal(s) of an active treatment plan.<\/li>\n
  4. Do not provide long-term pain management without psychosocial screening or assessment for possible related psychological disorders, most notably depression and anxiety.<\/li>\n
  5. Do not prescribe lumbar supports or braces for the long-term treatment or prevention of low-back pain.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    [\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading]How X-Rays Are Typically Used by Your Providers:[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”110996″]<\/p>\n

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    • X-rays to determine where to adjust<\/li>\n
    • X-rays used to scare people into prolonged treatment plans<\/li>\n
    • X-rays to monitor progress through the awfully long plans<\/li>\n
    • X-rays used to determine if the treatment plan got results<\/li>\n
    • X-rays used for additional ammunition to continue care if we did not see changes we wanted<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Here are some fleeting thoughts for you all\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n

      If your chiropractor needs X-rays to determine where to adjust, how do they know where to touch you if they are relying on the image to see where to go?<\/em><\/p>\n

      Perhaps putting your trust and investing your time, money, and efforts will be better spent on methods that will not rob you of your power and health!<\/em><\/p>\n

      Our skilled providers can easily manage and evaluate where to provide intervention without the need for X-rays and you typically get better results faster.\u00a0 Our focus is on you not what some snapshot image says about you.<\/em><\/p>\n

      Keep up the great work and LIVE LOUD!<\/p>\n

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