Spine Motion Analysis

Spine Motion Analysis is an FDA approved, motion-based diagnostics system for the functional assessment of spinal instability.  Spine Motion Analysis is accepted by the AMA and major payers in healthcare. Its unique combination of motion imaging, machine-assisted patient flexion, and proprietary diagnostic platform are capable of measuring spinal instability in ways previously unavailable through existing spinal imaging technologies.
Motion Analysis is proven to be more accurate, more sensitive and more reliable than traditional spinal imaging.

Spine motion analysis testing helps patients overcome the “guarding” that can occur during painful spine bending, enabling more patients to demonstrate evidence of spinal instability. The result is that spine motion analysis testing is 500% more sensitive in detecting lumbar radiographic instability as compared to flex-ex testing, but just as specific1.

Spine motion analysis testing involves standard surgical C-arms to capture moving “video x-ray”-type images. Images are uploaded to SMDX online servers, where they are processed to produce spine motion measurements used to assess spinal instability. Spine motion analysis's cloud-based/AI system provides access to images and test results via any internet-connected computer, tablet, or smartphone. Spine motion analysis provides online surgeon tools that make consulting with patients and interacting with insurance companies much easier.

We believe spine motion analysis will revolutionize the way surgeons diagnose, plan, and treat patients while improving the efficacy of surgical outcomes. It will also empower patients with a comprehensive picture of their spine health, allowing them to become advocates for their own care.