Book online www.bodydexascan.com.au
Our DEXA scans tell you how much lean tissue (muscle), fat tissue and bone mass composes your body, and its specific distribution—including the percentage of fat and lean tissue in the arms, legs, trunk, and differences between the left and right sides of the body. DEXA HELPS YOU DISCOVER ...
- Where you SPECIFICALLY store fat,
- If you’re LOSING FAT or GAININ
G MUSCLE,
- How many CALORIES your body needs
-Tracks CHANGES in regional body composition
- Know your bone density
- How to improve athletic performance
- Tracks your progress
- If you’re benefiting from your current plan...
DEXA scans are considered the Gold standard in body composition measurement. The process is safe, quick and painless. Repeat scans every two to six months will demonstrate the change in percent body fat as well as any muscle gain (or loss) and the regional distribution of these changes. For many athletes, performance is improved with optimal body composition. Does your personal trainer have you on the right program? Are your dietary and lifestyle changes paying off? A follow-up Body DEXA Fit scan can answer these questions. The results are produced immediately after the scan. The technologist will discuss the values with you after your scan. The measurement of body fat is more accurate than body mass index for assessing health. A person can have a lot of muscle, but be considered “over-weight” by many height/weight charts. The opposite can also be true – a person can have a lot of fat and little muscle and be “over-fat” but not overweight. Too little body fat is linked to problems with normal, healthy functioning in both men and women. It can also lead to problems with reproduction in women. Too much body fat, especially when located around the abdomen, increases the risk of many diseases, including type II diabetes, high blood pressure, stroke, heart disease, and certain cancers. What is DEXA
DEXA stands for Dual Energy Xray Absorptiometry, and this machine generates a low dose of radiation at two energy levels that are absorbed differently by bone, lean and fat tissues and is used to to determine how many grams of tissue is present. A Dexa scan is very safe, and there are no complications associated with the procedure. The radiation doses are very low, which, in fact is less than one days’ exposure to natural background radiation. The technologist can sit just a few feet from you without a protective barrier because the levels are very low. Others services offered include:
1) Visceral fat Assessment Assessment
2) DEXA Bone Density testing - This test is for diagnosis of Osteoporosis, assessment of fracture risk and monitoring of treatment. With Dexa, thinning and weakening of bones can be detected early and successfully treated to prevent fractures.
3) Resting metabolic rate and energy testing

