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What is Manipulation Under Anesthesia?
Manipulation Under Anesthesia (MUA) is a non-invasive procedure increasingly offered for chronic conditions, including: headaches, neck & back pain, leg pain, joint pain, muscle spasm, fibromyalgia, and long term pain syndromes, It is considered safe and is utilized to treat pain arising from the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine as well as the sacroiliac, pelvic regions, and joints.
Manipulation Under Anesthesia uses a combination of specific short lever manipulations, passive stretches and specific articular and postural kinesthetic maneuvers in order to break up fibrous adhesions ans scar tissue around joints, the spine, and surrounding tissue.
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About Manipulation Under Anesthesia
Licensed physicians who have specialized training specifically for this procedure perform the treatment in a surgical center. A team approach is required to have a safe and successful outcome.
The team includes the Anesthesiologist, two primary physicians who perform the manipulation, and the nursing staff who are specifically trained in pre- and post-pocedure protocols.
The combination of manipulation and anesthesia is not new as this treatment has been part of the medical arena for more than 80 years.
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Why Anesthesia?
When body movements is difficult the benefit of being sedated is obvious, but the anesthesia performs other important functions such as:
- Interrupting the cycle of muscle spasm to allow for increased movement
- Sedates the pain perceiving nerves that have been irritated due to the dysfunctional spine or joint
- Allows complete muscle relations so that the doctor can stretch shortened muscle groups and reduce adhesions caused by scar tissue
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