New SCENAR Training

On April 15th through 20th SCENAR training with Dr. Alexander Revenko and Dr. Galina Subbotina of the Russian Scenar Academy will be held in Dallas, Texas. The two hold trainings twice a year in the United States. Dr. Revenko led the development team for the SCENAR in the Russian space program and is considered the authority on the RITM SCENAR.

The training will include the following courses:

SCENAR THERAPY COURSES: Lectures and hands-on 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

More information is available at the Tomatex website.

The Benefit of SCENAR in Traumatic Injury – Christina’s Story

I am a Scenar practitioner, and have used this wonderful technology on myself, my family, and hundreds of clients over the past 8 years.  I never had the opportunity to test its capabilities in a situation involving a serious injury with a great deal of pain, however, until I broke my wrist this past December. I knew that Russian practitioners treat injuries with Scenar at athletic events all the time, but I had not experienced this myself.

Sorry if I’m getting too graphic, but my injury involved a whiplash to my left wrist that broke my radius (the large forearm bone) clear through and tore many ligaments.  All I knew at the time, though, was that it hurt so much I thought I would pass out and was deep breathing to keep the pain tolerable.  On a pain scale of 1 to 10 (10 being the worst imaginable), it was definitely a 10.   Fortunately, I had my Ritm Scenar with me and immediately began treating my wrist while my sister drove to the hospital.  I put the frequency on 350 Hz, turned the power up as high as I could take and held it on the most painful spots as well as stroking all around my wrist.  For the first 15 minutes, I didn’t feel much relief, but noticed the swelling was minimal and the pain wasn’t increasing, as it usually does when swelling begins.

I continued treating myself non-stop and by the time I was checked in and waiting for a doctor, amazingly enough my wrist was actually feeling better.  The whole wrist still felt mangled but the pain was really manageable.  When they asked how bad the pain was, I told them it was a 10 so they would take me seriously.  But I thought to myself: actually, now it feels more like a 4-5!  Wow. The swelling was so minimal  (only about the size of a large egg), that it looked like a minor injury. When I broke a smaller bone in my ankle years before, it had swollen to the size of a melon.

During this entire time I had not taken any kind of medication for pain or inflammation. But after 2 hours of Scenar treatment, not only was the pain way down, but I also felt more clear and relaxed because the pain wasn’t dizzying me and making me tense up anymore.  My sister couldn’t believe how calm and collected I was, and neither could I.  I had to stop using the Scenar while they took x-rays, and the pain started to return.  As soon as I could, I slapped it on again!

Having broken bones before, I knew it was broken from the minute it happened, but judging by the swelling and my composure, none of the hospital staff thought it was broken until the x-rays came back. They told me it was broken almost like they couldn’t believe it. But it was broken pretty badly and they wanted an orthopedic surgeon to set it.  Unfortunately, none were available on Saturday so they put me in a splint, gave me an Rx for pain meds and told me to call an orthopedic doctor on Monday – 2 days away!  I couldn’t believe I was going to have to wait 2 days to have my bone set.

The next 2 days were the most challenging part of the whole ordeal because I couldn’t treat my wrist with the Scenar now that it was in a splint.  I knew I could take pain meds, but I try to stay away from medications as much as possible (ok, I’m a purist).  But I also wanted to keep testing the Scenar, which had so far exceeded all my expectations for reducing pain and inflammation.   I went home, exhausted and daunted at the prospect of having to treat myself constantly for the next two days.  An hour after they put on the splint, the pain was creeping back in.  How was I going to do it?  To make myself feel better, I even thought how lucky I was compared to a pioneer with a broken wrist, with no Scenar or fancy splints bumping along in a wagon for days to find a doctor!

Fortunately, my dear friend and business partner, Penny Bond, came over that afternoon to give me a treatment.  We knew from Scenar training that treating the paired, uninjured limb was the next best thing to directly treating an injury. Our instructors said that treating an uninjured limb is 80% as effective in treating an injury as treating the injured limb.  This is because the nervous system does not distinguish between the nerves of paired limbs, and sends almost as much healing energy to the opposite limb as to the one being treated.  But honestly, I didn’t believe it would help that much.  I just couldn’t see how treating my right arm was going to relieve the intense pain in my left.  Amazingly, it did.  As soon as she started treating my right wrist, my left felt markedly better.

This experience gave me the courage to continue treating myself by laying my right wrist on the Scenar and using electrode patches on my right wrist for the next 2 days.  The pain was worst at night, when I went for hours with no treatment, but I managed to make it until Tuesday morning, when I went in for surgery, without taking any pain medication whatsoever.  I feel that this is nothing short of a miracle.  I only wish that every sports team and every hospital and doctor in our country utilized Scenar technology the way they do in Russia and much of Europe.

Christina Morrison recently joined our Healing Innovations team. She is a certified Scenar practitioner who introduced Penny to the Scenar back in 2004.   She has also practiced massage, energy balancing and movement therapies for over 20 years.  An NC native, she returned last summer from Austin, TX, and is very happy to be back in her beloved mountains. She can be reached at 828-273-7131. (See her interview with Penny, posted below.)

SCENAR and the FDA

In 2002, the FDA accepted the SCENAR into the country as a Class II Medical Device used for biofeedback and muscle relaxation. From what I understand, FDA approval can be gained in two ways: (1)the device is developed in this country and the developers conduct studies and research as to its efficacy which is submitted to the FDA for approval, or (2) a device from another country can be shown to have the same action and effect as a device developed and previously approved in this country.

RITM OKB ZAO is the company that manufactures the RITM SCENAR for Dr. Alexander Revenko who was one of the two lead researchers in the development of the SCENAR in the Russian Space Program. This company applied for approval from the FDA by showing that it is essentially the same machine as the InterX5000 that was developed by Neuro Resource Group, located in Plano, Texas. Appropriate research and studies were conducted by NRG and their device was approved by the FDA. RITM OKB ZAO was able to show that the RITM SCENAR that they originally developed and began manufacturing in 1980 is the same device as the Interx5000 and was granted FDA approval on that basis on May 28, 2010.

Now that the RITM SCENAR is FDA approved, there are new requirements that must be adhered to:

1) To purchase a RITM SCENAR for home use, a prescription from a licensed MD must be obtained. The downside is that few MDs have any awareness of the device, so until they are educated, getting a prescription may be difficult. The upside is that with FDA approval, the purchase of the device may be covered by insurance, which may make it worth your while to educate your doctor yourself in order to get a prescription.

2) Previous to FDA approval, one could purchase a RITM professional device, get trained on it (which can be expensive and difficult to arrange), and then set up an office and practice. Since FDA approval, only those with licenses in the medical field such as MDs, Physical Therapists, Biofeeback practitioners, Massage Therapists, etc., can set up offices to provide SCENAR therapy. If you don’t have a license, you must still be trained and experienced in using the SCENAR, but you can only provide SCENAR treatments in the offices of those who are licensed.

Healing Innovations uses the RITM SCENAR device. Our practitioners are trained at the Advanced Level by Dr. Alexander Revenko, have 6 years of experience, and work in the offices of those who are licensed in the medical field. Call us at 828-337-6854 and let us see what SCENAR can do for you.

16th Annual International SCENAR Conference

Here is an opportunity to train with the best SCENAR experts from around the world! It will be held September 4-10 at a resort on the Black Sea in Bulgaria. This year, the 30 year anniversary of the creation of OKB RITM, the producer of SCENAR devices, will be celebrated. For more information, go here.

SCENAR Training with Dr. Revenko and Dr. Subbotina

The next SCENAR training with Dr. Revenko and Dr. Subbotina in Fort Worth will be held March 18-27. For those of you who are interested in training from the premier international trainers on the RITM SCENAR, this is the most important experience in developing your skills that you will find. Our experience of this training last April far exceeded our expectations, and the application of all that we learned has improved the outcomes for our clients dramatically. The training also opened our eyes to the relationship of SCENAR and quantum energy medicine theory. It is worth whatever must be done to take advantage of this opportunity.

The first SCENAR training program was developed by Dr. Revenko in 1992. Since then this program has been continuously enhanced by new methods as the new products were designed. But the basic principals of the treatment remain the same because they are based on the nature of human beings and on the philosophy of human energy fields. Dr. Revenko’s program includes all SCENAR techniques known up to this point. Moreover, it gives not only the methodology of using the device, but the philosophy of energy healing technology. Of this, Dr. Revenko says: “I am presently developing a deeper clarity on how to present that SCENAR therapy is not electrotherapy with biofeedback, but the interaction of energy-information between two systems and intellects – the operator and the patient – requiring the active participation of the patient as well as the practitioner. Therefore, all disciplines that similarly work with energy-information influences and interact with the organism of the person – such as acupuncture, cranial osteopathy, homeopathy, ayurveda, etc. (where the practitioner treats the patient with SCENAR and another complementary skill) this combination will help and intensify the effects and work toward correcting the complaints and problems of the patient.”

In the SCENAR world, getting good training is difficult. It is important to research possible trainers as to whether or not they themselves have trained with and are sanctioned in their training of others by Dr. Revenko and his International SCENAR Academy. One can easily learn dubious information that may have to be unlearned when training with Dr. Revenko himself. Although the basic operation of the SCENAR is stable information, the nuances of providing effective treatment is a subtle combination of your own experience and the insight of the trainers you use. There is much more to being effective than the basic information of operating the instrument. In fact, learning to use the SCENAR effectively is an ever evolving process, and it is important to have the latest information from the developer himself.

If you have a year or two of experience, it will be worth your while to take Dr. Subbotina’s basic class in order to make sure that any previous training you have had is accurate. Dr. Subbotina is an excellent trainer, who speaks English, which is advantageous. She has an openness and personal warmth that is delightful. When we took her Cosmetology class, we learned a wealth of information related to the history of natural medicine from the East and the West, as well as how to use the SCENAR within the body’s natural cycles and important detoxing protocols such that the lifting protocols used will be most effective. Cosmetology using the SCENAR is far more than just working with the lifting protocols.

By taking this training, you can anticipate a learning experience you will never forget, and one that will enhance your skills with the SCENAR immensely. We wholeheartedly encourage you to take advantage of this opportunity. For more information, visit the Tomatex website.