Robert R. Zinser, D.C., C.C.S.P., P.C.
Chiropractic & Human Biokinetics 

The Digital Motion X-Ray is a technical piece of equipment.  It has a specially produced low density x-ray head (providing less patient exposure to radiation) and an image intensifier that receives the x-ray beam and converts the image into a digital image.  That is the unique quality of the system (unlike standard x-ray film) in that it incorporates low level x-ray and medical grade video recording devices (VCR & monitor) to clearly visualize and record hard tissue (bone) while it is moving through a full range of motion.   Digital Motion X-Ray provides accurate, crystal-clear, moving images to aid in diagnosis and treatment planning for: symptomatic patients; patients injured in vehicular crashes; worker's compensation cases; pain management; sports injuries; upper cervical spine injuries or degenerative diseases; anterior or posterior listhesis; facet gapping and chronic subluxation; TMD; and barium swallow studies.

The areas most frequently studied are the cervical spine, facet joints, and the temporomandibular joints.  Extremities, shoulders, back and primary elbow, wrist, knee and ankle joints are also easily visualized using DMX.  It is of primary importance in the care of the patient to establish the presence of ligamentous damage, as these ligaments do not heal.  The movement of the articular surfaces results in pain via fibers of the nervous system.  Long term degenerative damage results from connective tissue injuries.  MRI, ultra-sound, plain film x-rays and other diagnostic tools CANNOT diagnose connective tissue injuries. Only DMX provides objective visual documentation of ligamentous injury.