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Surface EMG & Thermography Scanning
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Thermal Scan (Temperature Differences)
The blood vessels are controlled by the same part of the Central Nervous System that runs your organs and glands, known as the Autonomic System. Your skin is the largest organ of the body and the blood vessels under the skin work as the body's thermostat. If your body temperature is 98.6 degrees, then the left and right sides of your spine should be the same temperature. When the communication between the Nervous System and the blood vessels is disturbed, it causes the body's thermostat to malfunction producing an imbalanced temperature reading along the spine. This thermal scan monitors how the Autonomic system is functioning.

This test is important to monitor a patients changes through periodic progress exams. It has been proved that a very slight amount of pressure can disturb the communication of the Nervous System whether or not the symptoms are present. It is vital to monitor how the spine is working in progressive succession, as it is the key to improving your health and well being.


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We provide the latest in computer aided thermography and surface EMG to specifically analyze the spine and nervouse system, looking for the true cause of the problem.

Surface Electromyography (SEMG Scan)
Your muscles are controlled by nerves. The SEMG measures how well the motor nerves are working by reading the amount of current found in the muscles. Subluxations (misalignments) disturb the function of the nerve causing an abnormal amount of electrical current flowing to your muscles (inidcated by the color and/or abnormal pattern).

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Muscle Balance (Symmetry)
Muscle Balance is extremely important because the vertebrae in the spine depend on the muscles to move properly. If one or more vertebrae are out of their normal position, it disturbs nerve function. This disturbance creates muscle imbalance caused by an abnormal amount of electrical current in the muscles on either side of the spine. As a result of this disturbance, the muscles can become weaker or stronger, tighter, or fatigued. The abnormal amount of tension/pull on one side compared to the other.