Glenwood Radiology Edmonton

Glenwood Radiology is conveniently located on Stony Plain Road between 163 St. NW and 156 St. NW.

Unit 107, 16028 – 100A Ave. NW
Edmonton, AB T5P 0M1
Located on Stony Plain Rd.

Phone: 780-705-9982
Fax: 780-705-9983
Email: info@glenwoodradiology.com

Hours of Operation:

Monday - Friday: 8:00am - 5:00pm
Closed Saturday & Sunday

Or check out their detailed website: http://www.glenwoodradiology.com/body-composition-scan/

You should book an appointment before showing up for the test. I was able to make mine the day before and picked a time. They open at 8 AM and my appointment was for 8:20 AM.

The building is on the south side of Stony Plain Road. Directly across from Hap's Hungry House - a low key diner. As for parking, it's in the back and it's free!!

Once you arrive at Glenwood Radiology; you will need to check in at the front desk. Wait until your technician comes and takes you to the back change room where you will be asked to undress, leaving your underwear and your socks on. You will be given a gown to wear. For reference; see picture below of another Amoury Crossfitter, Clem (who actually was doing his Body Composition Scan after mine that morning).

Your magic gown you will change into before your scan

You will then proceed to the following room where the technician is. He will most likely be setting up the machine and getting ready to ask you for your information. He will also weight you and measure your height. Afterwards, he will give you instructions on where to lie on the bed of the scanner. Actually, the bed is fairly comfortable and I was actually expecting it to be a fairly hard surface.

The room where all the fun begins

Yup, that's the machine on the right

DXA scanner; the most accurate Body Composition machine out there.

As you notice, there are lines on the bed of the scanner. You actually have to fit within those line. I'm a pretty big guy and at one point, I had to follow Ken's instructions to keep my arms as close as I can to my body. While the scanner is slowly moving down from the top to the bottom, you are to remain as still as possible. It takes approximately 11 minutes, provided that there are no problems during the scan. The issue I had was that I ended up relaxing my arms and it fell outside of those lines. Ken came over and adjusted me and asked me to try to keep my arms close to my side as possible.

Ken; the technician

When the scanner initially started above my head; I was instructed to remain still, my eyes closed and slightly lift up my chin. This was until the scanner portion passes my head and then Ken advised me that I could open my eyes. As the scanner continues to move along, you will eventually be able to relax different parts of your body.

The process is completely painless and non-invasive. Before you know it, your done. You are asked to go and changed to your regular clothes in the change room and return to the room.

In my case, Ken gave me the 7 page report and went over each of the pages. Also answering any questions that may had come during my session with him. I had a few questions and I did take up more than just 20 minutes. I think I was in there for 40 minutes, and had just finished before his next appointment came in. That would be the dude in the gown.

Dude is missing an arm; no wonder his mass is less... ;)

Happily posing for me for this blog article

Privacy:

I'm providing my report with some details removed. Such as my Patient ID, birth date, a section on Android/Gynoid Fat I didn't want to share. Some of those details, I'm actually in the midst of following up with a specialist. I will write up an update with regards to that if warranted. All other items, I'm sharing because it will make more sense if you see it. And the fact that I already know that I'm overweight. Those who know me in person and those who have seen my recent blog pictures; I have nothing to hide around my mid section.

Changes:

I plan to make some positive changes to my diet in the next 6 months, which will hopefully be a start in the right direction. And for those who choose to join our competition; you will see the same report but with your data and values.

Competition:

What's this competition that you speak of? Well, there is a few of us from the Armoury who are doing a competition with money on the line. It's essentially to see who can lose the most Percentage of Body Fat in 6 months. The competition start September 21st, 2015. If there is enough of a demand, we may chose to delay the start by a few days.

Buy-in is $100. All money goes into the pot and at the end of 6 months, when you do another Body Composition Scan. The individual that loses the most Percentage of Body Fat wins ALL of the pot. If you are wondering why the cost of the buy-in is so great. Well, it'll give you an incentive to not give up and not lose that $100. For most people that bet small; its money they can afford to lose. But if the value is higher; you tend to stay more motivated.

If you are interested, please feel free to contact either one of us on Facebook (Tony Quon, Clem Ho, or Ray Stuive). We do have a private Facebook group for this challenge.

About the Report:

So enclosed is my report; all 7 pages. This will be what you will get after your scan. And a very detail explanation by the technician (Ken in my case) of each of the items and some advice. He does mention that he is not a doctor, and his suggestion is just that [for information purpose]. Some of those suggestions, I will be following up with my doctor. The report is quite revealing in the sense there are things I already knew about my own body, past injuries, some medical conditions (which I will skip in this blog) that the scan does helps me understand a bit better.

Again, this report should be consider as a tool that hopefully will answer questions and as well as satisfy your own knowledge about yourself. Specifically when it comes to bone density, percentage of body fat, lean muscle mass, total mass [which I was told to be more accurate than your own scale], metabolic rate and a few other items. It may also help you in motivating yourself to make positive healthy changes, for those who may need that.

A brief breakdown:
There are many interesting things on this report, a lot of which I'm still deciphering and process. Others are items that I need to research into a bit more deeply.

Page 1:
- Body Composition Summary
- Body Composition Summary (in detail with each part of your body)
- a scanned picture of you via the DXA Scanner

Page 2:
- Body Mass Index (BMI)
- BMI classification
- Total Body Fat Percentage
- Resting Metabolic Rate

Page 3:
- Lean Mass Balance
- Lean Body Mass
- Android/Gynoid Ratio

Page 4:
- Bone Mineral Density (BMD)
- Relative skeletal Muscle Index (RSMI)

Page 5:
- Total BMD

Page 6:
- Total Body (Basic Analysis)
- Fat Mass Ratios

Page 7:
- More analysis and summaries

My thoughts so far:

Page 2:
covers BMI (that dreaded and outdated scale in my mind). For the most part, it doesn't apply to some of us who are more of an athlete or a larger frame individual. And large amount of muscle mass will throw off the values. Ken, the technician discuss this as well during the post scan review.

Page 5: you will see a BMD (Bone Mass Density) which will show you what is the weakest bone in your body.

One of the things discuss about the scanned pictures; was that I had a slight higher left shoulder. There were some areas where you can see a shoulder impairment (from my recent injury and was being worked on by my physiotherapist, Arri who did mention this when he was working on my left shoulder). I have some SI joints alignment, slight and one of my legs is longer (by a smidge). Also there is a slight variance on my left and right side of my legs/trunk. Which would cause a slight imbalance when lifting. I might find that I'm more sore on one side as there is more tension on that leg. I do notice that on my right side. Never knew why until now.

Now you have the report, what are you going to do? Well, you could go and seek out a dietician to help you with your diet. You could go and workout (for those who read my blog and are not in the crossfit world). You could go and see additional medical opinion, such as your doctor. Or you can chose to do nothing. Again, this report is a tool and should be used as such. It will give you an insight to own health and measurements that you normally wouldn't have access to.

The cost for this report/scan is only $50.00. I think it's a good value for the information it provide you. If anything, it can serve as a baseline for you as you work toward making changes to yourself.

For those who are joining us in the competition; let the healthy eating and positive changes begin!!