A-Z Parkinson's: X

X-ray

• X-ray

People with PD are at increased risk of fracture, with a four times higher risk of hip fracture as compared with the general population.

Electromagnetic radiation used to take photographic impressions of the human body. A process made no more comforting by the fact that the technician asks you to hold your breath after handing you a twenty-five-pound lead-based shield that could probably deflect bullets but will likely do nothing to prevent your impending sterility.