“Those 2 chiropractors and the others I’ve gone to over the years had never taken x-rays of my spine like Dr. Scranton did.”Judith F., a patient of Dr. Scranton
Why we X-ray first, and what it changes
An adjustment made without an X-ray is a guess. It might be a good guess, but the joint that hurts is often not the joint that is causing the problem, and some things should never be adjusted at all: a fracture, a bone that has thinned, a disc that has collapsed. The X-ray is how the Gonstead method finds the real cause and rules those out.
Digital X-rays are taken on site at Action Chiropractic, at the first visit, standing, so they show how your spine actually carries your weight. Dr. Scranton reads them with you in the room and shows you what he is seeing. Most patients say it is the first time anyone has explained their own spine to them.
What the X-rays are used for here
- Finding the cause: which joint has jammed, which disc has narrowed, whether the pelvis is level.
- Ruling things out: anything that needs another doctor before it needs a chiropractor.
- Planning the adjustment: the Gonstead method uses the X-ray to decide the exact direction and force.
- Measuring progress: X-rays are repeated through care where it is useful, so you can see the change, not just feel it.
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.
What patients say about seeing their own X-rays
“I came up and he explained what he’d do after the x-rays. I agreed to it.”John T.
“The x-rays revealed I indeed had problems so I began treatment. After about six weeks, I began to notice my headaches were a thing of the past.”June H.
“After having some x-rays and other scans done I could see why I was feeling the pain I was having.”Pam F.
Every quote is a real patient of Dr. Scranton. Results vary from person to person.
Questions people ask about chiropractic X-rays
Are the X-rays included in the $47 first visit?
Yes, where they are needed. The $47 covers the consultation, the exam, any X-rays Dr. Scranton decides you need, and the sit-down afterwards to go through them. Not everyone needs them, and he will say so.
Is the radiation safe?
Digital X-rays use a fraction of the dose of the old film kind, and only the views the exam calls for are taken. If you are or might be pregnant, tell us before the exam, and the plan is adjusted accordingly.
I already have X-rays or an MRI. Do I need more?
Bring them, and the reports. Dr. Scranton may still take standing films, because an MRI is taken lying down and a standing X-ray shows how the spine carries weight. He reads everything you bring with you in the room.
How many visits will it take?
It depends on what the exam and X-rays show, and nobody can honestly tell you before that. After the first visit Dr. Scranton lays out what he found and what a plan would look like. 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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