re: Do You Have Low Back Pain? Forget the X-rays

Melania12 — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 17:17:27 GMT

I really hate having x-rays done, dental, medical, it doesn't matter. I hate those things.

re: Do You Have Low Back Pain? Forget the X-rays

Chiro2 — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 11:30:52 GMT

Dear All,

First of all, hats off to Dr Mercola and his site. It is amazing and we are blessed to have such a reference available to us. Unfortunately, I completely disagree with the comments made about xrays and patients. I am a chiropractor and find the use of xrays incredibly valuable for assisting the treatement of conditions. Put simply, if you dont assess the spine for biomechanical changes, through xray, then the rate of improvement and the overall success of care is reduced dramatically. Furthermore, numberous times on xray, i have found reasons to NOT treat that patient due to structural abnormalities that would potentially cause further harm. I agree that not all patients need to be radiographed, but i do find reason in alot of patients. And if you are concerned that patients might feel worse after seeing the radiographs, don't show them to them. Simple. I know that i would rather my healthcare professional assess all aspects of my condition, not just making and educated guess...

In health,

Dr M.