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• The INSIGHT Millennium scans five body characteristics which determine with great accuracy how your body is functioning.
  
  
• The body scans help the Doctors detect areas of nerve disturbance, and deliver the appropriate chiropractic care.
  
  
• Through the easy-to-read graphs and charts you can follow your rehabilitation with a better understanding of your progress.
  
  
• The evaluation takes approximately 40 minutes and is 100% pain free.

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 (indicated by colors and/or abnormal patterns in the diagram).

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 muscle pattern on the scan reveals an increased amount of tension/pull on one side compared to the other (similar to a Tug-of-War).

Thermal Scan

If your body temperature is 98.6 degrees, then the left and right sides of your spine should also be the same temperature. Your skin is the largest organ of the body and the blood vessels under the skin work as the body's thermostat. (They expand to release heat and contract to retain heat controlling the body's 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. These blood vessels are controlled by the same part of the Central Nervous System that runs your organs and glands, known as the autonomic system. This thermal scan provides us with information to monitor the autonomic system for proper function.

Loss of Motion (Inclinometer)

Another test that your chiropractor may include in your exam is performed with a Digital Inclinometer. This test measures your spine movement as compared to a normal reading. When there is abnormal positioning of the vertebrae, it disturbs the Nervous System and causes abnormal muscle function. This causes abnormal movement in the spine. The longer the movement is restricted, the more irritation will occur causing increased degeneration.

Measuring tenderness along the spine (Algometer)

Your chiropractor may also perform an examination with the Algometer, to evaluate tender areas along your spine. In this exam, pressure will be gently applied to your spine with an instrument, and you will be asked when you feel tenderness. By measuring the sensitivity of these areas to pressure, your chiropractor can track your progress. This test is for the nerve pathways associated with perception of pain. Spinal subluxadons, where misalignments irritate nerves, can cause pain and tenderness.