What Is CRMA, and How Can It Help You Get Answers About Chronic Pain?
CRMA, or computerized radiographic mensuration analysis, is a highly detailed diagnostic imaging technique. At Northgate Chiropractic Clinic, we are one of the few clinics in the area who can use CRMA in Rochester, MN, to diagnose and plan treatment of spinal ligament injuries. Learn more about what CRMA is and how it can help you get answers about your chronic pain.
What Is CRMA?
CRMA is a method of diagnostic imaging that uses digitized x-rays to measure and analyze the precise distances and angles between vertebrae in the spine. These measurements are then compared to those in a ‘normal’ spine, as defined by the American Medical Association. It is a form of spinal ligament injury testing and can help us better understand the location and extent of an injury after a traumatic accident. Our chiropractors can use the results to identify instability in the spine and pinpoint the precise cause of your chronic pain. We can use CRMA to diagnose spinal ligament injuries that are not related to your spinal discs.
How Can CRMA Help Me Find Answers and Get Treatment?
We can use the results of CRMA imaging to obtain data on the extent of spinal ligament damage and spinal instability. This can be helpful in diagnosing the precise cause, location, and extent of your injury as well as planning treatment and providing evidence in a personal injury or workers compensation case. We can use the data to confirm the cause of your injury and support a specific diagnosis or prognosis. We will also use it to create a highly individualized treatment plan. CRMA imaging is more detailed than an x-ray or MRI image and can reveal injuries that might otherwise go undetected.
What to Expect During and After CRMA
We will take a series of digital x-rays of your spine while asking you to form and hold precise positions. These images will then be analyzed using specialized software that takes precise measurements of the angles and distances between your vertebrae. The software can identify misalignments, excessive instability, and other signs of a spinal ligament injury.
Make an Appointment for Ligament Testing Today
If you had a traumatic accident or injury and are suffering from chronic neck, back, hip, or shoulder pain, you may have a spinal ligament injury. At Northgate Chiropractic Clinic, we can use CRMA imaging to obtain highly detailed and precise images of your spine and analyze the extent of spinal injury or damage. This information can be used to plan treatment and provide evidence in a personal injury lawsuit. To learn more about ligament injury testing in Rochester, MN, call us now or request an appointment online.
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