At Optimal Health Family Chiropractic & Wellness Center, we believe in a preventative approach to health care.
Did you know?
1 in 8 women will develop breast cancer this year. That’s why we’ve invested in providing our clients and community with state-of-the art medical thermology breast scans for early detection and prevention.
What makes us different?
All of our scans are read and analysed by Dr. Philip Hoekstra, a medical professional who has specialized in breast thermology for over 45 years!
Want to know more about thermography ?
Thermography is an approach to breast screening using digital infrared imaging. This type of scan shows the function, physiology, and metabolism of breast tissue. Abnormal cells tend to be hotter in temperature because a malignant tissue mass develops a network of blood vessels to feed it. A thermogram shows the heat difference between normal breast tissue and problem areas. It provides the earliest evidence of breast disease. In addition, thermography permits the monitoring of one’s breast health, while seeking to improve one’s overall health. Check out another article here articleBCW
The Benefits:
Timely: Problems can be found before abnormalities are seen with mammograms. Early detection provides the best outcome.
Inclusive: Examines the whole chest, breasts, and armpit areas.
Good for All Ages & Stages: From puberty to pregnant, breastfeeding, pre-menopausal, and post-menopausal individuals.
Good for All Breast Types: Dense, pregnant, breastfeeding, fibrocystic, enhanced (implants), and women on oral hormone medication (birth control pills and hormone replacement therapy)
Painless: No squeezing, no pressure, no touching
Risk-free: No harmful rays emitted. Digital infrared imaging scans can be done as often as needed to monitor breast health and to guide treatment.
Risk Indicator: Digital infrared imaging results are a better indicator of future breast disease, than a family history of disease.
Join us!! Tuesday October 25th, 2016
1910 St-Laurent Blvd., Ottawa, ON
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* Digital Infrared Imaging (Thermography) does not replace an ultrasound, MRI or a mammogram. These diagnostic imaging tools have their own place in one’s health care. Mammograms show the physical anatomy of the breast. They are useful to detect a mass once it has already developed, but it cannot tell a patient if there is a tumor starting to form. The only definitive diagnosis for breast cancer is a biopsy. All other methods are investigative and adjunctive diagnostic tools.