Chiropractic X-Ray Manchester
At Chiro Jordan Chiropractic, our experienced chiropractors can often diagnose your condition through a detailed health history and a thorough physical examination, without the immediate need for advanced imaging. Using their expertise, they will explain what’s causing your pain or discomfort and recommend the most effective chiropractic treatment plan tailored to your needs.
At Chiro Jordan, we believe that accurate diagnosis is the foundation of effective chiropractic care. While physical examination often provides important clues, certain conditions may require further testing. That’s why we offer Chiropractic X-Ray services in Manchester, along with referrals for MRI, Ultrasound, and DXA scans. Our experienced chiropractors assess your symptoms carefully and recommend the most appropriate imaging only when necessary. Thanks to our strong local partnerships, most diagnostic tests are scheduled promptly, with results typically available within 1–2 days. This enables us to create a customized treatment plan quickly, helping you return to pain-free living without unnecessary delays.
A form of imaging that is widely known and utilised, x-rays are used to produce images of the inside of the body in a safe and painless way.
In a hospital x-rays are often used to check for fractures and breaks in bones but they are also useful to our chiropractors when checking for other problems too.
X-rays may show degenerative changes (wear and tear) as an underlying cause to your problem. Disc or joint degeneration of the spine are common reasons why you might have back or neck pain, and these things do happen as we get a little older.
MRI stands for Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Strong magnetic fields are used during an MRI scan to create images of a part of the body. An MRI differs from x-rays in that it is able to show soft tissues as well as bones.
This is very useful to use if you are suffering with a suspected disc problem, sometimes called a slipped disc but more accurately known as a disc bulge, herniation, protrusion or prolapse. A disc problem like this can put pressure on a nerve (resulting in a trapped nerve), which can give rise to severe pain in your back and also down your leg. It can also cause numbness, tingling and weakness.
MRI scans can also be used to assess other types of problems such as those affecting the shoulders or knees and other joints and muscles of the body. Being able to see the problem from the inside gives a much clearer idea of what treatment would be best and, importantly, whether or not we will be able to help you.
Should you require an MRI scan your chiropractor will make the necessary arrangements so that you may have one as soon as is convenient, which could even be on the same day.
Having an ultrasound scan normally requires you to lie down as a water-based gel is applied to the skin over the region being scanned. Ultrasound scans use high frequency sound waves to create an image of structures inside the body.
The images are projected on-screen in real time so the clinician carrying out the scan can look from various angles as they search for the problem.
Our chiropractors may refer you for an ultrasound if they suspect there is an injury to a muscle, tendon or ligament, perhaps as a result of a sporting injury.
Having a DXA scan is an accurate way of measuring your bone density. DXA stands for dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry and during a scan a low dose of x-rays are aimed at a bone in order to calculate the mineral content. This measurement is then compared to people of a similar age, weight, sex and ethnic background.
You might benefit from having a DXA scan if you are suspected of having osteoporosis or another condition that causes bone loss or weakening. Detecting bone loss early may allow further loss to be limited or even prevented and it will also highlight any risk of fracture.
Having a DXA scan is quick and easy to arrange and the process of having one takes about 30 minutes.
