Spine Motion Analysis

SPINE MOTION ANALYSIS

Spine Motion Analysis (SMA) is the first FDA approved, motion-based diagnostic for the functional assessment of spinal instability.  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 Statistics

• 500% more sensitive than today’s current test in detecting lumbar radiographic instability in detecting lumbar radiographic instability, but just as specific
• Detects double the rate of lumbar radiographic instability as compared to traditional flex-ex testing
• Validated in the largest Level 1 Evidence study of its kind
• Spinal instability diagnostics
• Technology that captures images of a spine in motion
• To determine the most effective plan of treatment
• In an era of static spinal imaging, Spine Motion Analysis is the ONLY spinal instability diagnostic that allows you to capture images of a spine in motion.

SMA equips physicians with comprehensive spine alignment data, including angulation, translation, and disc height measurements at each vertebral level. Powered by AI technology, SMA delivers unmatched precision, enhances minimally invasive spine surgery, and reduces costs.

This is not an MRI, CT, X-ray, or DMX. Our spine motion analysis uses fluoroscopy and is objectively interpreted by a third party, offering insights never before available, resulting in a very detailed, objective, and comprehensive report.

With a patented device guiding patient flexion in the cervical and lumbar spine, SMA ensures minimal variability, superior accuracy, and precise measurements of disc heights, alignment, endplate angulation, and vertebral translation—key indicators of motion segment integrity or ligament laxity.

The ideal time to order a SMA test is at the start of a case or alongside an MRI. This test can be prescribed by chiropractors, pain management specialists, spine surgeons, or any professional recommending spinal MRI or X-ray imaging for their patients.