Everything you need to understand your alignment

Are Bow Legs Normal in Toddlers, and When Do They Straighten?

Are Growing Pains Real, and When Should You Worry?

Are Tight Hip Flexors the Cause of Your Pain, or a Symptom of It?

Can Overseas Patients Get an EOS Scan in London?

Can You Be Scanned With Limited Mobility or in a Wheelchair?

Can You Be Scanned With Metal Implants or a Pacemaker?

Can You Get a Same-Day or Next-Day Scan in London?

Can You Have a Scan If You Have No Symptoms?

Can You Have an EOS Scan If You Are Claustrophobic?

Can You Spread the Cost of a Scan?

Disc Bulge or Disc Herniation: What Is the Difference?

Do Back Support Belts Help or Make Things Worse?

Do Flat Feet in Children Need Treating?

Do You Need a GP Referral for a Private Scan?

Do You Need a Heel Lift, and How Big Should It Be?

Do You Need a Lead Apron for a Modern Low-Dose Scan?

Do You Need Custom Orthotics, or Will Shop-Bought Insoles Do?

Does Kinesiology Tape Do Anything?

Does Private Health Insurance Cover an EOS Scan?

Does Shockwave Therapy Work for Tendon Pain?

Does Strength Training Help or Harm Back Pain?

Does W-Sitting Actually Harm a Child's Hips?

Foot and Ankle Anatomy: What Every Bone and Ligament Actually Does

Functional or Structural: Which Type of Leg Length Difference Do You Have?

Heat or Ice: Which Should You Use and When?

How Are Your Images and Personal Data Protected?

How Can Sports Therapists and S&C Coaches Use Skeletal Screening?

How Do Leg Length and Pelvic Position Affect Your Bike Fit?

How Do Orthotists and Prosthetists Use Alignment Data?

How Do Pilates and Movement Instructors Use Alignment Data?

How Do Podiatrists Use Whole-Body Alignment Imaging?

How Do Sports Clubs Run Pre-Season Screening?

How Do You Ask for a Second Opinion Without Offending Anyone?

How Do You Avoid Injury Doing CrossFit?

How Do You Avoid Injury While Training for a Marathon?

How Do You Change Your Running Form Without Getting Injured?

How Do You Get a Second Opinion on a Scan?

How Do You Know If You Have Pulled a Back Muscle?

How Do You Know You Are Ready to Return to Sport?

How Do You Prepare a Child for a Scan?

How Do You Prepare for an Orthopaedic Consultation?

How Do You Read and Understand Your Radiology Report?

How Do You Refer a Patient to ScanAlign?

How Do You Share Your Scan With Your Consultant?

How Do You Travel to a London Clinic for a Scan?

How Does Corporate Health Screening Work for Employers?

How Does Imaging Support Rheumatology Assessment?

How Does Imaging Support Sports and Exercise Medicine?

How Does Manual Work Wear Down the Spine Over Time?

How Does Osteoporosis Change the Shape of Your Spine?

How Does Poor Alignment Increase Your Risk of an ACL Injury?

How Does Rugby Load Affect the Spine Over a Career?

How Does Sagittal Balance Imaging Support Spinal Surgery Planning?

How Does Self-Pay Imaging Work?

How Does Standing Imaging Support Osteopathic Assessment?

How Does the ScanAlign Clinic Partnership Programme Work?

How Does the Tennis Serve Load Your Spine?

How Does Turnout Affect a Dancer's Hips and Spine?

How Does Vitamin D Deficiency Cause Bone and Back Pain?

How Does Whiplash Affect Neck Alignment Long Term?

How Does Your Pelvis Recover After Giving Birth?

How Does Your Skeleton Affect Your Squat and Deadlift Depth?

How Is a Child's Hip Monitored in Cerebral Palsy?

How Is a Leg Length Difference Actually Measured?

How Is Femoral Torsion Measured Without a CT Scan?

How Long Does an EOS Scan Take From Start to Finish?

How Long Does It Take to Get Your Scan Results?

How Long Should Back Pain Last Before You Investigate It?

How Much Extra Load Does Body Weight Put Through Your Joints?

How Much Radiation Builds Up From Repeated Scans?

How Much Radiation Is in a Scan Compared With a Flight?

Is a Full Body Scan Actually Worth It?

Is It Safe to Scan a Child, and How Much Radiation Do They Get?

Is It Worth Paying Privately for a Scan?

Is My Pain Muscular or Structural?

Is Spina Bifida Occulta Something to Worry About?

Is Text Neck Real, or Just a Headline?

Is There a Weight or Size Limit for Scanning?

Muscle Imbalance: How It Affects Posture & Movement

My Scans Are Normal but I Am Still in Pain. What Now?

Osteomalacia: Soft-Bone Disease & Treatment

Overpronation or Supination: How Do You Tell Which One You Have?

Scanogram or EOS: Which Full-Leg Measurement Is More Accurate?

Should You Rest or Keep Moving With Back Pain?

Should You See a Physiotherapist, Osteopath or Chiropractor?

Should You Stretch or Strengthen a Tight Muscle?

Should You Worry If Your Child Walks With Their Feet Turned Out?

Spine Anatomy: What Each Section of Your Back Actually Does

Sports Injury Prevention: Alignment & Movement Screening

Video Gait Analysis or 3D Skeletal Imaging: What Is the Difference?

What Actually Counts as Core Stability Training?

What Are Bone Spurs (Osteophytes), and Do They Need Treating?

What Are High Arches (Pes Cavus), and Do They Cause Problems?

What Are Pelvic Incidence, Sacral Slope and Pelvic Tilt?

What Are the Best Stretches for Tight Hamstrings?

What Are the Block Booking Rates for Clinics?

What Are the Most Common Padel Injuries?

What Can an MRI Not Show You?

What Can and Cannot Be Scanned: Referral Criteria Explained

What Can Physiotherapy Actually Change, and What Can It Not?

What Can Pilates Actually Change About Your Alignment?

What Causes a Burning Sensation in Your Lower Back?

What Causes a Meniscus Tear, and Do You Always Need Surgery?

What Causes Achilles Tendinopathy, and How Long Does It Take to Heal?

What Causes Back and Pelvic Pain in Pregnancy?

What Causes Back Spasms, and How Do You Stop Them?

What Causes Bow Legs in Adults, and Can They Be Straightened?

What Causes Bunions (Hallux Valgus), and Can You Stop Them Getting Worse?

What Causes Flat Feet in Adults, and Can They Be Corrected?

What Causes Foot Drop, and How Urgent Is It?

What Causes Greater Trochanteric Pain on the Side of the Hip?

What Causes Groin Pain in Athletes, and When Is It the Hip?

What Causes Growth Plate Injuries, and Do They Cause Deformity?

What Causes Metatarsalgia, or Pain in the Ball of the Foot?

What Causes Middle Back Pain?

What Causes Pain Over the Sacrum and Tailbone Area?

What Causes Plantar Fasciitis, and Why Does It Keep Coming Back?

What Causes Psoas and Deep Hip Flexor Pain?

What Causes Rounded Shoulders, and How Do You Fix Them?

What Causes Scapular Winging, or a Shoulder Blade That Sticks Out?

What Causes Shin Splints, and How Do You Stop Them Returning?

What Causes Stress Fractures in Runners, and Can You Prevent Them?

What Causes Upper Back Pain Between the Shoulder Blades?

What Do Coxa Vara and Coxa Valga Mean?

What Do You Do When Physiotherapy Is Not Working?

What Does a Chiropractor Do, and Is It Evidence-Based?

What Does a Full Body Scan in London Actually Include?

What Does a ScanAlign Report Include?

What Does an Osteopath Do, and What Is the Evidence?

What Does an Osteopenia Diagnosis Actually Mean?

What Does CQC Registration Mean for Your Care?

What Does It Mean If a Report Says Your Bone Looks Dense?

What Does Limb Lengthening Surgery Involve?

What Does Low-Dose Imaging Actually Mean?

What Does Numbness or Tingling Down the Leg Mean?

What Does Sitting for Eight Hours a Day Do to Your Body?

What Does Slouching Actually Do to Your Spine?

What Does Your Sagittal Vertical Axis (SVA) Measurement Mean?

What Happens During Spinal Fusion Surgery, and What Is Recovery Like?

What Happens If a Scan Shows Something Unexpected?

What Happens If You Ignore an Alignment Problem?

What Happens in a Musculoskeletal (MSK) Assessment?

What Imaging Do Orthopaedic Surgeons Need for Pre-Operative Planning?

What Is a Baker's Cyst, and What Is Causing It?

What Is a Distal Femoral Osteotomy, and When Is It Chosen?

What Is a High Tibial Osteotomy, and Who Is It Suitable For?

What Is a Microdiscectomy, and When Is It Recommended?

What Is a Nerve Root Block, and When Is It Used?

What Is a Periacetabular Osteotomy (PAO) for Hip Dysplasia?

What Is a Slipped Disc, and Does Anything Actually Slip?

What Is a Slipped Upper Femoral Epiphysis (SUFE)?

What Is a Trendelenburg Gait, and What Does It Say About Your Hip?

What Is a Vertebral Compression Fracture, and Why Am I Losing Height?

What Is a Vertebral Haemangioma, and Is It Dangerous?

What Is Adjacent Segment Disease After a Spinal Fusion?

What Is an Antalgic Gait, and Why Am I Limping?

What Is an LCL Injury, and How Is It Different From an MCL Tear?

What Is Ankle Impingement, and Why Does the Front of My Ankle Pinch?

What Is Ankylosing Spondylitis, and Why Does Diagnosis Take So Long?

What Is Avascular Necrosis of the Hip, and How Is It Detected?

What Is Bertolotti Syndrome, and Why Was It Missed?

What Is Blount's Disease, and When Do Bow Legs Need Treating?

What Is Bursitis? Inflammation of a Bursa Explained

What Is Cauda Equina Syndrome, and When Is Back Pain an Emergency?

What Is Central Sensitisation, and Why Does Pain Persist?

What Is Fibromyalgia, and Why Do Scans Look Normal?

What Is Hallux Rigidus, and Why Has My Big Toe Gone Stiff?

What Is Inflammatory Arthritis, and How Is It Different From Wear and Tear?

What Is Lumbar Instability, and Why Do Scans Often Miss It?

What Is Military Neck, and Does a Straight Cervical Spine Matter?

What Is Miserable Malalignment Syndrome?

What Is Morton's Neuroma, and Why Does It Feel Like a Stone in My Shoe?

What Is Osgood-Schlatter Disease, and When Will It Settle?

What Is Osteochondritis Dissecans, and Who Gets It?

What Is Paget's Disease of Bone?

What Is Perthes Disease, and What Does It Mean for My Child?

What Is Plica Syndrome, and Why Does My Knee Catch?

What Is Posterior Tibial Tendon Dysfunction (Adult Flatfoot)?

What Is Psoriatic Arthritis, and How Does It Affect the Spine?

What Is Radiofrequency Ablation for Back Pain?

What Is Sacroiliitis, and How Is It Different From SI Joint Dysfunction?

What Is Sever's Disease, and Why Does My Child's Heel Hurt?

What Is Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome, and How Is It Different From Sciatica?

What Is the Best Sleeping Position for Your Spine?

What Is the Evidence Base for Weight-Bearing Imaging?

What Is the HKA Angle, and How Is Leg Alignment Measured?

What Is the Risser Sign, and How Is Skeletal Maturity Measured?

What Is the Schroth Method, and Does It Help Scoliosis?

What Is Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, and Is Posture to Blame?

What Is Tibial Torsion, and How Is It Assessed?

What Is Torticollis, and Why Is My Neck Stuck to One Side?

What Is Transient Synovitis (Irritable Hip) in Children?

What Should You Ask Before Paying for a Private Scan?

What Should You Expect From a Harley Street Imaging Clinic?

What Should You Wear and How Do You Prepare for an EOS Scan?

When Do Steroid Injections Help, and How Long Do They Last?

When Does Chronic Back Pain Actually Need a Scan?

When Does Standing Imaging Add Value in General Practice?

When Is Back Pain in a Child or Teenager a Red Flag?

When Is Back Pain Serious Enough to See Someone?

When Is Back Surgery Actually the Right Decision?

When Should a Chiropractor Refer for Imaging, and What Are the Rules?

When Should a Pain Consultant Look Beyond a Normal Scan?

When Should a Personal Trainer Refer a Client for Assessment?

When Should a Physiotherapist Refer a Patient for Standing Imaging?

Where Can You Get a Leg Length Assessment in London?

Where Can You Get a Second Opinion on Imaging in London?

Where Can You Get Paediatric Imaging in London?

Where Can You Get Sports Screening in London?

Which Scan Do You Need for Back, Hip or Knee Pain?

Who Reads and Reports Your Scan?

Why Do Fast Bowlers Get Lower Back Stress Injuries?

Why Do Footballers Get Recurrent Groin and Hamstring Injuries?

Why Do Golfers Get Lower Back Pain?

Why Do I Always Get Injured on the Same Side?

Why Do I Feel Like I Am Leaning to One Side?

Why Do I Get Headaches at the Back of My Head?

Why Do I Keep Losing My Balance?

Why Do I Keep Pulling My Calf Muscle?

Why Do I Keep Spraining the Same Ankle?

Why Do I Keep Straining the Same Hamstring?

Why Do I Keep Tearing My Thigh Muscle?

Why Do I Walk With My Feet Turned Out?

Why Do My Ankles Hurt When Nothing Is Injured?

Why Do My Joints Click and Crack, and Does It Matter?

Why Do My Joints Hurt More After Losing Weight?

Why Do My Shoes Wear Down Unevenly on One Side?

Why Do Nurses and Healthcare Workers Get Back Injuries?

Why Do Rowers Get Lower Back Pain?

Why Do Runners Keep Getting the Same Injury?

Why Do Young Gymnasts Get Back Injuries?

Why Does a Badly Healed Fracture Change Your Leg Alignment?

Why Does Alignment Change So Fast During a Growth Spurt?

Why Does Dose Matter Most in Paediatric Imaging?

Why Does My Back Hurt on One Side Only?

Why Does My Back Hurt Only When I Stand?

Why Does My Back Hurt When I Lie Down?

Why Does My Back Hurt When I Sit for Long Periods?

Why Does My Back Still Hurt After Surgery?

Why Does My Body Feel Twisted or Rotated?

Why Does My Child Walk With Their Feet Turned In?

Why Does My Hip Click, Pop or Snap When I Move?

Why Does My Pain Change Depending on How I Stand or Sit?

Why Does My Pain Get Worse Through the Day?

Why Does One Leg Feel Longer After a Hip Replacement?

Why Does One Leg Feel Longer Than the Other?

Why Does One Leg Feel Weaker Than the Other?

Why Does Specialising in One Sport Too Early Cause Injuries?

Why Does Standing Still All Day Hurt More Than Walking?

Why Is an MRI Always Done Lying Down?

Why Is My Back Pain Worse in the Morning?

Why Is My Child Limping With No Obvious Injury?

Why Is My Child Walking on Tiptoes?

Why Is One Side of My Body Always Tighter?