#EDS #EhlersDanlosSyndrome we love #zebras

#whiplash #carcrash #compensation #UprightMRI

Get #scanxiety at the thought of lying in a cramped #MRI tunnel? Ask for a #Medserena #MRIscan. You sit down or stand up, and it's totally open at the front! No #claustrophobia or #anxiety Read about it here anxietyuk.org.uk/blog/say-no-to… … #NHS

Our #UprightMRI Centres are private facilities that accept #NHS patients who have prior approved funding for their #scan. You need to contact your #Consultant, #GP or other #healthcare professional to be referred to us #EDS

An #UprightMRI scan of the cervical spine is made sitting upright with the #neck in the normal position, then flexed and then extended to give a dynamic study. Here at #Medserena we specialise in imaging patients suffering from #EhlersDanlosSyndrome

We are now able to offer weight-bearing #MRI scans of the #spine, #hip, #knee, #ankle and #foot - which not only show bone detail, but more importantly soft tissue detail not available on a conventional #xray. #Medserena #NHS

One way to get #NHS funding for your #UprightMRI scan is via an Individual Funding Request (IFR) which, if approved, guarantees payment from the local #Hospital Trust or Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) #EDS

Great article on pages 60-61 by Professor Smith on why #UprightMRI scans are better at diagnosing #whiplash after a #Road #Accident than conventional #tunnel #MRI #scanners

How an #UprightMRI scanning you in a natural weight-bearing position - and exactly where pain is experienced the most - leads to a better diagnosis of #BackPain and other conditions #obesity #NHS #osteoporosis #overweight healthdigital.uk/2019/05/31/why… via healthdigital

Tell us about your May. What #myEDSchallenge or #myHSDchallenge did you take? What was the most memorable or impactful moment during this year's May Awareness month?

Traditional #medical #scans may be unable to accurately diagnose #whiplash after a #CarCrash. Doctors fail to look for injury in the craniocervical junction (CCJ) – the complex area of ligaments and tough tissues that connect the top of the spine to the skull Digital Health Buzz!

We're always happy to help, Karen. We specialise in imaging patients suffering from #EhlersDanlosSyndrome or #hEDS and we understand that horses are sometimes actually #zebras - all the best from the #Medserena team in London and Manchester

#UprightMRI #FearofMRI #claustrophobia #NHS

Cost to #NHS of #obesity projected to be nearly £10 billion by 2050... thehrdirector.com/business-news/…

Not all #back problems result from #obesity, but it doesn’t help. When you sit, your #body exerts 11x pressure on your #joints than lying down. We scan #upright so we can diagnose stress on joints – #knees, #hips, #spine and #lumbar region 50plusmagazine.co.uk/why-were-so-fa…

#EhlersDanlosSyndrome we love #zebras

In a recent mini-poll 30% of people who'd had a tunnel #MRIscan felt very #nervous and #claustrophobic, or needed #sedation. Ask your #NHS #consultant to refer you for a #Medserena #UprightOpenMRI #scan

Our recent mini-poll also showed that over 80% of patients are not aware you can ask your #consultant to refer you for an #UprightOpenMRI scan, where you sit or stand in a scanner completely open at the front - no #claustrophobia and no #FearofMRI

#EDS #EhlersDanlosSyndrome #zebras

Given the choice, just 15% of people in our mini-poll said they would prefer a conventional #MRIscan where you lie down in a #tunnel - not surprising when you can sit down or stand up in a #MRI scanner that is completely open at the front. No #claustrophobia and no #FearofMRI