“I felt 75 percent better on the first day… on the second day even better…and on the third day I thought, Hallelujah here I go…”
“The best thing about MUA/MUJA is that it gives you your life back.”
“I can live a much better life free of pain and I am not constantly taking pain pills.”
“So I tried the MUJA and today I can’t believe it…it’s like I’m getting ready to go in the service again . . . I feel great.”
What is MUA/MUJA?
These chronic pain sufferers and thousands like them across the nation have one thing in common- they’ve discovered the tremendous health benefits that can be restored by the procedure known as Manipulation Under Anesthesia-MUA; Manipulation Under Joint Anesthesia-MUJA.
Manipulation Under Anesthesia is exactly what it sounds like. After medical clearance, the patient is lightly anesthetized to achieve total relaxation, then, specialized stretching movements and adjustments which would normally be too painful to even consider are easily and painlessly accomplished. Manipulation Under Joint Anesthesia involves the performance of specialized spinal intervention procedures in addition to the above.
For more and more patients who are not finding relief through conventional treatments and/or invasive procedures, MUA/MUJA, combined with consistent but simple post-procedure treatment and exercise regimen, can eliminate or greatly reduce pain and restore or markedly improve range of motion. Plus, MUA/MUJA procedures are cost-effective - thousands of dollars less than traditional surgery and other more invasive treatments - and usually qualify for insurance coverage.
In addition, return-to-work is much faster, allowing MUA/MUJA patients to get back to work and the pleasures of living much sooner than expected.
IS MUA/MUJA NEW OR EXPERIMENTAL?
MUA/MUJA is neither new nor experimental. It’s actually been practiced since the late 1930’s and used by osteopathic physicians and orthopedic surgeons for many years as a proven form of treatment.
During the past eight years, interest in MUA/MUJA has greatly increased thanks to tremendous advances in anesthesiology.
Today, MUA/MUJA is a multi-disciplinary outpatient procedure that takes place in a controlled hospital or ambulatory surgical setting, usually over the course of one to three days.
Using specialized techniques, supported by the expertise of MDs, RNs, Chiropractors and Anesthesiologists, MUA/MUJA achieves maximum results for qualified patients.
Countless recent case studies and medical research continue to show that MUA/MUJA is widely regarded as safe and effective and is gaining acceptance by the medical community at large.
WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM MUA/MUJA?
MUA/MUJA can be a valuable procedure for people with chronic neck, back and joint problems - conditions caused by long-term disabilities, accidents, and injuries that have not been responsive to conventional treatment but MUA/MUJA is not for everybody. Please contact your physician for details. Common, general conditions that MUA/MUJA could be effective in include:
Degenerative Disc Disease
Herniated Nucleus Pulposus
Chronic myofasciitis
Neuromusculoskeletal conditions
Failed Back Surgery Syndrome
Fibro adhesion buildup
Myofascial Pain Syndrome
Spinal Stenosis
Osteoarthritis
Patients who have reached a plateau using conservative care/surgical care/chiropractic care/physical therapy can significantly improve their quality of life using MUA/MUJA.
WHY DOES MUA/MUJA WORK?
MUA/MUJA achieves results where other treatments fail because it allows your caregivers to use a sophisticated biomechanical approach for the neuromusculoskeletal system.
“Twilight” sedation allows you to be responsive, but not apprehensive. This also helps to preserve the natural protective reflexes of the body.
Specialized stretching and manipulations are completed gently, and without the patient’s usual pain trained physical or psychological resistance.
Fibrotic adhesions, which limit range of motion and contribute to pain, are altered; muscles are stretched; collagen fibers are remodeled to eliminate or reduce restriction. Pain and discomfort are decreased.
The manual medicine techniques utilized during MUA/MUJA require less force because of the relaxed state and are more physiologically suitable.
HOW DO I BEGIN AN MUA/MUJA TREATMENT PLAN?
Once proper patients are selected using standards of care as described by the National Academy of MUA Physicians, the typical MUA/MUJA treatment plan begins with a medical screening process to clear the patient for anesthesia. Medical tests usually will include but are not limited to:
CBC
Metabolic Panel
Chest X-ray and EKG
Electrocardiogram
Pregnancy test for Female MUA/MUJA patients
Other Necessary Testing
Additional tests, such as MRI/CT and other diagnostic tests as necessary.
After receiving medical clearance, the patient is scheduled at the facility where the MUA/MUJA will be performed.
WHAT’S THE MUA/MUJA PROCEDURE LIKE?
On the day of the MUA/MUJA, the patient must be accompanied by a friend or family member to drive the patient home after the procedure. No patient will be allowed to drive following this procedure.
The patient then confers with the anesthesiologist, is gowned and the sedative - usually Diprivan and/or Versed, and sometimes Fentanyl - are administered to achieve the comfortable sleep that makes treatment possible.
MUA/MUJA begins with specialized stretching and adjustment techniques that are used in the spine segments affected. Specialized interventional procedures are performed as necessary for MUJA.
WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THE PROCEDURE?
After the procedure is completed, the patient is repositioned and awakened, and then taken to the recovery room where he or she is carefully monitored by the O.R, nurse.
Recovery time is generally 10 to 20 minutes. After recovery, the patient receives oral fluids and a light snack. The doctor and anesthesiologist also remain in attendance until the patient is discharged.
To achieve results in most chronic cases, the MUA/MUJA procedure is repeated. The doctor may adjust only the area of abnormality, plus the adjacent area, the adjacent area only or additional areas depending on the doctor’s assessment of the condition.
Post-procedure care is one of the most import parts of the MUA/MUJA procedure and makes it truly effective.
The therapy begins immediately after MUA/MUJA procedure is completed. At this time, the patient visits the office and undergoes a combination of stretching exercises, cryo-therapy and electrical stimulation to eliminate or reduce soreness. The patient then returns home to rest.
Following the last MUA/MUJA procedure, the patient should follow an intensive therapy program for seven to 10 days. This post MUA/MUJA therapy should be the same stretches accomplished during the MUA/MUJA procedure and necessary adjustments made in the doctor’s office.
This is followed by specific rehabilitation for the next two to three weeks including stretching, flexibility and strengthening exercises plus periodic adjustments as required by the doctor.
A regimented program of post-MUA/MUJA therapy will help the patient regain both pre-injury strength and help prevent future pain and disability.
TESTIMONIALS:
“I had been wearing a collar for a year previously - - -”
“l always had this dull burning feeling, then a car accident made it even worse, where I couldn’t even lie down - - -
“ I constantly had a burning pain, it just never would go away even with treatment, and after MUA, it was gone. - -
“ I always had this constant ache in the small of my back, time progressed, and wasn’t getting any better - - - ”
“The first day I could find some improvement, but the second day is when I could feel a major difference.., and the third day I remember saying to my wife when I woke up, ‘I can’t believe I’m actually getting out of bed without an ache?.., and from there on out. It’s just gotten better.”
As a chronic pain sufferer. Isn’t it time you considered Manipulation Under Anesthesia/Manipulation Under Joint Anesthesia?