Welcome to SpineMotion DX

Introducing VMA, advanced functional imaging for the lumbar and cervical spine

Vertebral Motion Analysis is designed for clinical professionals who are interested in the analysis of motion in medical images, particularly in musculoskeletal images of the spine. 

VMA 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 VMA testing is 500% more sensitive in detecting lumbar radiographic instability as compared to flex-ex testing, but just as specific1.

VMA testing involves standard surgical C-arms to capture moving “video x-ray”-type images. Images are uploaded to VMA online servers, where they are processed to produce spine motion measurements used to assess spinal instability. VMA’s cloud-based system provides access to images and test results via any internet-connected computer, tablet, or smartphone. VMA provides online surgeon tools that make consulting with patients and interacting with insurance companies much easier. Vertebral Motion Analysis is designed for clinical professionals who are interested in the analysis of motion in medical images, particularly in musculoskeletal images of the spine. VMA facilitates quantitative assessment of vertebral motion in digital medical images. 

Imaging is done with standard surgical C-arms (fluoroscopes), typically requiring no new staff or imaging machines and a day or two of training.

VMA testing takes about 5 minutes more than a 15 minute flex-ex.

The VMA system is HIPAA-compliant, is browser-based, has a “zero IT footprint” requiring no installed software, and easily integrates with PACS systems.

VMA offers more robust data with less radiation than a flex-ex3. This means lower exposures may be possible for both the patient and technologist.