Radiology

Radiology (X-Ray)  - at Boyne Tannum Chiropractic Centre


For more than half a century, instruction in the taking of X-ray pictures of the spine and their interpretation has been a standard part of the chiropractic curriculum. The subject matter is regarded as an integral part of chiropractic, and research in this field continues to be-active among chiropractors.

The X-ray plays an important part in the practice of chiropractic. It determines the condition of the bones of the human framework and the exact position of the spinal misalignment or subluxation. This knowledge is important in that it provides information that will lead to corrective measures. 


It is now recognized that X-rays are essential in the diagnosis of a wide range of disorders, and that a patient who refuses to be X-rayed because of fear of radiation would not be protecting his health but jeopardizing it.

Here at the Boyne Tannum Chiropractic and Acupuncture Centre we are are proud to be able to provide this specialist services.  


The Australian Radiology Clinics, located in the same building as the Boyne Tauum Chiropractic Centre, at 93 Hampton drive, has licensee in Tannum Sands, to offer a x-ray services to the local community.

Plain x-rays, "walk in service"are available. With new state-of-the-art digital x-ray equipment, films can be printed out or burned on CD-rom to take with you to your referring doctor. X-ray images can be reported rapidly.

We are very excited to announce that all X-rays is now BULK BILLED at this facility.

With a Radiographer on site, all general X-rays can be performed five days a week, most likely on the day of request, and on appointment Saturdays. A radiology report will be available within a few hours during week days, and will be send directly to your referring doctor. Please note that a referral / request form, either from your General Practitioner, Chiropractor, Physiotherapist or other applicable Allied Health Professionals is necessary.

History between Chiropractic and X-rays

Chiropractic was discovered in 1895, the same year that Prof. Wilhelm Roentgen of Wurzburg, Germany, discovered the X-ray, which wasdestined to play an important role in the growth and development of the science of chiropractic.
 
X-rays were so named by Prof. Roentgen because they were then rays of unknown origin which, although they could not be seen, could penetrate the human body and many other substances. X-rays have become invaluable in the healing arts, in industry, and in scientific research. 

Since the study of anatomical disrelation, particularly of the bones of the spinal column, is the special province of the chiropractors, it was natural that they should have been among the first professionals to use the X-ray for spinal studies. Even before World War I, in 1910, at a time when glass plates served the purpose for which photographic film is now used, 
Films gradually replaced the glass plates that had been used for many years. Film sizes increased, and improved X-ray tubes that could accommodate increased voltage were also produced. Contrast safety films, processed in improved chemicals, all contributed to a better finished product. 

By 1918, the Universal College of Chiropractic in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, had produced the first X-ray views of the spine taken in the upright position in order to observe the effects of unequal leg lengths, pelvic distortion, and body stress under the influence of gravity. In 1932, Dr. Warren L. Sausser, a chiropractor of New York, produced the first full-length single-exposure X-ray view of the entire spine on a 14 x 36 inch film. This remarkable development enabled an engineering analysis for body distortion in the up-right position. It was reported in the Journal of Radiography and Clinical Photography, published by the Eastman Kodak Company of Rochester, New York, in the August, 1937 issue (Vol. 13, No. 2).