The doctor will determine if x-rays are necessary during your initial consultation. In most cases the doctors need to study specific postural x-rays in order to give their recommendations for care as x-rays reveal spinal integrity and alignment. It is also a powerful diagnostic tool to see things like spinal degeneration, abnormal bony development, bone spurs, disc disorders, tumors, spinal curvatures, and determine if there are any contraindications to chiropractic care. At ADJUST we have a state-of-the-art digital x-ray suite. The digital x-ray emits a very small dose of radiation and is a fraction of what patients would be exposed to with a film-based x-ray. The average person in the United States receives about 3 mSv of naturally-occurring radiation every year from the environment. The average spinal x-ray emits 1.5 mSV of radiation. In other words, the digital x-ray is equivalent to 6 months of naturally-occurring radiation.