I’m often asked why Gonstead Chiropractors prefer the use of X-Rays instead of MRI of the spine, here I give some of the reasons why MRI’s are excellent in displaying both bone and soft tissue. They are also the best modality to image disc pathology as well as more serious pathology such as cancer. In fact, when cancer attacks bone tissue, its only after about 40% of destruction has taken place will x-rays actually highlight the presence of the disease. However the main dis