last week l had xrays taken for chiropractic adjustmensts andit showed up there.....i believe he said it was the abdominal aorta (sp)and tolet myregular doctor know soon....cant go yet but would like to knowjust how serious thisis.l am 52 yrs old now.

You may look up Arteriosclerosis but l think the x-rays were misread slightly, with good intentions. Perhaps it was a clue about possible cholestorol, but nothing worse. Much of it can be reversed by lifestyle alteration, if doable, with your sore back? Diet can be changed to your benefit, nearly always.

A fairly common finding in people over 50. Let him know when you see him, but no urgency.

almost everyone over 45 has some minor hardening of the arteries. if its more severe your m.d. (or d.o.) will let you know, but chiropractors really cant say whether or not you have an actual medical problem like this (they just are not educated in the field, so he shouldnt have told you what he thought it could be- but thats just my personal opinion). l wouldnt worry; it may be a misread x-ray by someone who isnt knowledgable in cardiology. best of luck!

this is very serious, it can cause parilization if not corrected.i had the same problem years ago and by chiropractic adjustmensts it was corrected for going through corrective care but now l have double scolioices and the pain comes and goes..i went in for spinal exays and a mri and found hardened arteries which all lead to the spinal cord. so as to what l am saying get a second opinion and get a scan and mri done asasp.....