Why Your Chiropractor May Send You for Imaging

Patients often end up for imaging at CDI after seeking help from a chiropractor. If that pain in your back or your neck doesn’t get better with chiropractic manipulation, imaging may help your doctor understand what’s going on. When patients are sent to us in pain, we want to make sure they are as comfortable as possible during their scan. It also helps to know what to expect, so in this video we show you exactly how imaging and chiropractic care fit together for patients seeking relief from pain:

About Dr. Yalavarthi
Kishan D. Yalavarthi, M.D. is a board certified diagnostic and neuroradiologist at ProSight Radiology Group who reads for St. Luke's Center for Diagnostic Imaging in Missouri. He specializes in neuroradiology and musculoskeletal imaging, and performs diagnostic and therapeutic injection procedures to help patients manage joint and back pain. Dr. Yalavarthi also performs image-guided interventional breast procedures. Read his full bio here.