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Strengthen Your Future with DEXA Services – Body Composition, Bone Health Assessment in Tipp City OH
At Schulte Wellness, we believe better health decisions start with better information. Our DEXA services give you a clear look at what is happening inside your body, helping you understand your health and track changes over time. Whether you are focused on fitness, weight management, healthy aging, or wellness, a DEXA scan offers insight you can act on.
See More Than the Number on the Scale
A body composition assessment measures fat, lean muscle mass, and bone, so you can see more than a number on the scale. The scan can also identify visceral fat and show where muscle and fat are distributed, giving you a picture of your progress.
Take a Closer Look at Your Bone Health
Your bone health matters at every stage of life. A bone health assessment can help you better understand skeletal strength, while bone density information provides context for your wellness plan. After your scan, our team reviews your results with you and helps you understand what they mean for your goals.
DexaFit & Risk Assessment
Schulte Wellness is the only location in Ohio to provide the DexaFit & Risk Assessment. Our team of providers can do more than overview the report as well. Schulte Wellness can give medical advice and create plans for you based on your results.
A DEXA scan provides a clearer understanding of your body composition and skeletal health. Now with DexaFit AI, or the Risk Assessment, we can dive deeper on the digital health platform that combines your DexaFit results with your lifestyle and activity data to help you live happier, healthier, stronger, and longer. We use machine learning and artificial intelligence to calculate your expected longevity and a personalized path to where you should be.
What is a Body Composition Assessment?
The Advanced Body Composition® Assessment, also known as DXA or bone densitometry, accurately measures your body composition, identifying the percentage of fat, lean muscle mass, and bone. We would recommend the Advanced Body Composition® Assessment for one of the following reasons:
- To identify your risk for obesity and obesity related diseases
- To assess muscle loss due to osteoporosis
- To monitor weight loss treatment programs
- To monitor athletic conditioning
How does it work?
The Advanced BCA is part of a whole-body scan. It is similar to having an x-ray, but with much less radiation. During the scan, you lie on your back on the cushioned exam table of the DXA system while the arm of the system passes quickly over your body. It is that easy.
Dr. Val Schulte or Kelly DeBrosse, CNP will print and review the results with you after the procedure. These results can be shared with other healthcare providers or your personal trainer.
What information does an Advanced BCA provide?
A BCA report visually displays body composition data from the scan, showing us clearly where fat and muscle are located within your body. A BCA also measures and identifies the location of visceral fat, an important tool to help predict your risk for diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
With regularly scheduled scans, we can chart changes in your body composition over time to evaluate the effects of weight management or conditioning programs. You can see where you are losing fat and where you are building muscle. These reports help you track progress.
How to Prepare for Your Advanced BCA test:
The Advanced Body Composition Assessment requires very little preparation
- You may eat and drink normally
- Do not take calcium supplements for 24 hours prior to your exam
- You can dress in comfortable clothing
- Avoid clothing with metal including zippers, buttons, or belt buckles
This is a self-referred service. Medical FSA and HSA accounts are approved forms of payment.
The scan takes 6 minutes, but you will need to allow 30 minutes from start to finish.
Pricing & Discounts
- Non Members:
- DexaFit Scan: $200
- DexaFit (AI) Risk Assessment: $250 (includes the DexaFit Scan + Risk Assessment)
- Comprehensive Wellness members: an annual DexaFit body composition analysis is included in your membership. $25 discount off each additional scan.
- Foundational Wellness members: $25 discount off each additional scan.
Patients from or near Troy, Vandalia, Tipp City, and Dayton, OH, can turn to Schulte Wellness for personalized testing. If you have been searching for a DEXA scan, we make it simple to get clear information without guesswork.
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Frequently Asked Questions
A DEXA scan can provide detailed information about fat, lean muscle mass, bone, and visceral fat. These measurements can give you a clearer picture of your health and help you monitor changes related to fitness, weight management, and wellness goals.
The scan itself takes approximately six minutes. You should plan to allow about 30 minutes from start to finish so there is time for the procedure and review of your results.
Very little preparation is required. You can eat and drink normally, but you should avoid calcium supplements for 24 hours before your appointment. Wear comfortable clothing without metal zippers, buttons, or belt buckles.
A scan may be helpful if you want to monitor changes from a weight-management program, evaluate athletic conditioning, understand changes in muscle mass, establish a health baseline, or gain greater insight into your skeletal health.
Yes. Following your scan, a provider will review your results and help you understand the information. Your results can also be shared with other healthcare providers or your personal trainer when appropriate.