72 Google reviews. Palmer College graduate. Gonstead trained. Digital X-rays on site.Dr. Robert Scranton, Owner and Doctor of Chiropractic
What a spinal screening is, and who it is for
A spinal screening is a check, not a treatment. Dr. Scranton looks at how you stand, how you bend and turn, whether your pelvis is level and your shoulders even, and how each part of the spine moves. It takes twenty minutes and it finds the problems that are building before they hurt: a hip that has started carrying more than its share, a neck that has crept forward from years at a screen.
It is for people who have no pain yet but a family history, a job that loads the back, a sport, or a child whose posture worries them. And it is for anyone who has had care elsewhere and wants a second opinion before deciding anything.
What the screening covers
- Posture, standing and sitting, including the position of the head over the shoulders.
- Movement of the neck, the upper back, the lower back and the hips.
- Balance and leg length, which show whether the pelvis is level.
- Digital X-rays where the screening points to something worth seeing, taken on site.
You leave with a straight answer: nothing to worry about, something to watch, or something worth treating now. If it is nothing, that is what he will say.
Why people choose Dr. Scranton for this
He looks before he treats
Digital X-rays on site at the first visit, read with you in the room. The Gonstead exam finds the joint that is actually causing the problem, so that is what gets treated.
He has done this for a long time
Palmer College of Chiropractic, class of 1999. More than 10,000 patients. Years spent teaching other chiropractors how to treat knee pain and neuropathy.
He tells you the truth
If he does not think he can help you, he will say so at the first visit. No plan is written that you have not agreed to. You will never be a number in this office.
What to expect at your first visit
1. You tell him what is happening. When it started, what makes it worse, what you have already tried. Nobody hurries you.
2. The exam, and X-rays if you need them. Digital X-rays are taken on site and read with you in the room, so you see what he is seeing before he touches your spine.
3. A straight answer. What he found, whether he can help, and what it would take. If he does not think he can help you, he will tell you. We are not going to give you false hope.
The first visit is $47, usually $180, and covers the consultation, the exam, any X-rays you need and the conversation afterwards.
Questions people ask about spinal screenings
Is a screening the same as the $47 first visit?
It is part of it. The first visit is the consultation, the exam, which is the screening, any X-rays needed, and the conversation afterwards. If nothing needs treating, that is all it is.
Can my child have a screening?
Yes. Posture and spinal development in children are checked with a gentler exam, and X-rays are only taken where there is a specific reason. Many parents book a screening when a child’s posture, a sport or a growth spurt worries them.
What if the screening finds something?
Dr. Scranton tells you what he found, whether it needs treating now or watching, and what a plan would involve. You decide from there. Nobody is put on a plan they have not agreed to.
Do you see patients from Taylorsville, Kearns and West Jordan?
Yes. The clinic sits on the West Valley City and Taylorsville border, a minute off the I-215, and patients come from Kearns, Magna, West Jordan and South Jordan.
Action Chiropractic is at 2964 West 4700 South #102, on the West Valley City and Taylorsville border, a minute off the I-215. We see patients from Kearns, Magna, West Jordan and South Jordan.
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