MyoVision
Because chiropractic focuses on the health and integrity of the nervous system, it makes sense that we have a way of objectively measure it. Developed by a NASA trained researcher, our MyoVision Computerized Diagnostic Equipment allows us to do just that — bringing a "high-tech edge" to your chiropractic care.
The multifunctional capabilities of the MyoVision System allow Dr. Lamar to demonstrate the effects of the vertebral subluxation in different capacities. Not only can any one, or combination, of the different "tools" of this system mark an objective baseline of your condition at the beginning of care, but, perhaps more importantly, can serve as a way to accurately, and impartially, measure your progress. This helps both of us to know we are "hitting the mark" in getting the improvement we need to further your health goals.
The MyoVision "tool chest" includes:
Surface Electromyography (SEMG)
Utilizing technology that is very similar to how an EKG measures the electrical activity of the heart, the SEMG measures the electrical activity of the muscles that support the spine.
Vertebral subluxation often times will cause muscles to "brace" or spasm in abnormal, characteristic patterns. The SEMG will measure these patterns, graphing areas of abnormally high, or low, contraction, as well as pointing out areas of imbalance.
And because the device is capable of measuring minute microvolt changes, its sensitivity allows us to not only target symptomatic areas, but detect areas of concern before the pain starts (kind of like dentistry).
This is all done in a matter of minutes as the patient stands in place and small probes are lightly placed against the skin. The testing is painless and completely safe.
The SEMG, in combination with Thermography (listed below), is conducted on virtually every one of our patients as a means of gaining a greater understanding of how the vertebral subluxation is affecting their health.
Thermography
Think of this device as a high-powered thermometer. Utilizing infrared technology to sense the temperature of the skin, MyoVision’s TyTron thermographic scanner is able to simultaneously measure the skin temperature on either side of the spine in rapid fashion, taking some 320 samples top to bottom. The computer then compares the two values and charts the variations.
Theoretically, the skin temperature on each side of the spine should be the same. But, in the presence of vertebral subluxation, nerve irritation is created which can cause the blood vessels in the immediate area to not function properly, causing focal areas of skin temperature to either drop or elevate. With incredible sensitivity, this instrumentation is able to detect even the smallest of temperaure discrepancies, giving us further insight into your particular spinal problems.
Ironically, as high-tech as this process is, its origins stem all the way back to the doctoring of Hippocrates, when he would smear mud on his patients’ backs and observe the patterns in which it dried.
Dynamic SEMG
If the SEMG discussed above was described as a "picture" of how the muscles respond to the vertebral subluxation, the Dynamic SEMG would best be described as a "video."
By placing adhesive electrode pads on the region being tested, the doctor has the patient repetitively bend and turn as the computer measures, in real time, the muscle firing patterns. Because of the abundance of research on this device, we know what "normal" looks like — and, conversely, what it doesn’t look like.
By knowing what patterns are characteristic of pain and dysfunction brought about by injury, this "tool" of the MyoVision System is particularly suited for documenting and managing patients that have been involved in automobile accidents.
Range of Motion — Dual Inclinometer
If, while conducting your initial examination, Dr. Lamar feels that assessing your neck or lower back range of motion requires more than an "eyeball" estimate, he will likely recommend a computerized digital reading with the MyoVision Range of Motion — Dual Inclinometer.
Dual Inclinometry offers accurate, reproducible analysis of the motion of your spine in the neck and low back and meets the strict requirements of the AMA's Guides to Evaluation of Permanent Impairment.
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