Wednesday, October 29, 2014

3 Questions Post the Global SCENAR Conference in Las Vegas

As a partner with Dr. Lathrop, who is a long time user and advocate of the RITM SCENAR, now also a distributor in the North American market, I left the recent Global SCENAR Conference in Las Vegas motivated to increase our collaboration with our Russian counterparts at RITM SCENAR OKB.  Several new devices were launched at the conference.  The upgrades and improvements will simplify processes for the user/operator.  This is valuable. However,...

Monday, October 27, 2014

SCENAR in America - A Fresh Start

"The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming" was the name of a comedy movie released in the 1960's.  Well, as they say "art imitates life".  But sometimes, it is later than predicted.  Such is the case with the much delayed but much planned arrival of the wonderful electronic medical device from Russia called RITM SCENAR.  FDA cleared and ready to distribute in America, it is the marvel of modern technology.  (Yes,...

Wednesday, October 1, 2014

You can heal FASTER after injury...with today's advances

Don't worry.  I can make it simple. Stick with me because to help yourself get better it can be useful to have a basic understanding of how your body's tissue responds to a trauma or injury.  Don't worry.  it is simple to understand.  Really.  Even with a Ph.D I can make it simple.  When you GET this information you can easily see how or why we suggest what we do to treat yourself after an injury.  The old ways...

Tuesday, September 30, 2014

What makes a SCENAR conference great? The people!

The best thing about every type of conference I ever attend is the like-minded people who also attend.  This was true again this past weekend when we headed over to Las Vegas to participate in some of the activities of the International SCENAR Conference sponsored by RITMSCENAR OKB, Inc. and RITM OKB ZAO.  While Peter participated in the special advanced seminar "SCENAR Expertise and SCENAR Prognosis - an Improved and Effective Approach...

Monday, September 15, 2014

SCENAR Case Study: Chronic Cervical/Thoracic Strain

Client Presentation Client presented complaining of chronic pain in his neck, shoulder, and shoulder blade area on the left side at a level 8 on a pain scale of 1 to 10 where 1 is minimal and 10 is severe. He also complained of pain and parathesia in his left arm. He indicated movement made his pain worse and lying down, being still, decreased the pain. He reported having considerable pain for nearly two years. The pain was significantly...

Friday, September 12, 2014

Pain has a way of clipping our wings

Step into the possibility of being pain free. What actions are you taking toward being chronic pain free in the space of possibility? Do you BELIEVE it's possible to be free of chronic pain? A friend of ours shared a story with us that I want to share with you. Here it is: An old man and his grandson were sitting on the front porch and the dog was howling. The boy says "Paw, how come the dog's a howlin'?" The old man says "cuz he's settin'...

Wednesday, September 10, 2014

How an injury is like a pebble tossed in a still lake

I have been thinking about how I explain to clients what is happening in their body when soft tissue is injured. One way I describe a new or fresh soft tissue injury is like a pebble thrown into the middle of a still lake.  Think about it - skipping pebbles at the lake. "See" what happens when it "plops".  An injury is just like this.  It often starts as just a very tiny circle. As the minutes and hours pass an injury grows like...

Tuesday, August 19, 2014

What is the best SCENAR device?

We frequently get asked “what is the best SCENAR device? It you are asking this question you are intrigued and interested in the technology and see where it could help you solve problems.  There are a few variables we look at when determining the answer and yet the primary one is “who is the person asking the question, what is their background? In broad strokes, are they a medical or non-medical person?” The SCENAR can be used effectively...

Monday, August 18, 2014

RITM SCENAR activates self-healing resources

So many people have a “map” or existing wiring in their brain for “electrical stimulation” that as soon as they hear SCENAR is in the electrical stimulation category they believe they know what it is and they switch off their curiosity and openness to see what’s new. We encourage you to set aside what you believe you know for just a while to discover why SCENAR is nothing like anything you have experienced in rehabilitation or physical therapy e-stim...