Benefits of DMX (Digital Motion X-Ray) from Our Yorkville Chiropractor

Traditional "still" x-ray photos can be helpful for revealing an obvious injury such as a fracture -- but what if that auto injury, work injury or other painful condition only affects you when the body is in motion? To diagnose that issue properly, you need x-rays that move as well -- just like the DMX digital motion x-ray technology offered here at Advanced Physical Medicine of Yorkville.

DMX takes moving pictures of the inside of your body at 30 frames per second, enabling us to see the dynamics of your particular condition. Since you are photographed standing up, we can see how your weight distribution affects your spinal column, and vice versa. Since we can also record x-rays of your body performing various motions, we can see precisely where an impingement or misalignment is creating back pain or loss of function. This is critical information if we are to implement the most effective combination of spinal adjustments and other treatment methods for your needs. Many injuries are simply not visible on an x-ray until you see how it affects vertebrae in motion.

Dynamic imaging already existed before DMX came along, in the form of videofluoroscopy and MRI scanning. But these technologies pale in comparison to what DMX can reveal. Where videofluoroscopy and MRI images can appear fuzzy or indistinct, digital motion x-rays offer a stunningly high degree of resolution -- allowing us to see all 22 of the cervical ligaments in the neck with perfect clarity, for example.

Learn More About Our State-of-the-Art Chiropractic Diagnostics

If you would like to learn more about DMX's ability to help us diagnose and treat your auto injury, work injury or back pain, talk to a Yorkville chiropractor on our team about scheduling a physical evaluation. Once our digital motion x-rays have pinpointed your misalignment, we can devise a treatment program to help you heal and rid you of that nagging pain.

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