Manipulation Under Anesthesia, or MUA, is a highly specialized, non-invasive chiropractic stretching technique for chronic pain patients who are no longer responding to regular conservative care. MUA works by altering adhesions and scar tissues to restore range of motion and mobility while the patient is in a safe, temporary "twilight sleep." As an alternative therapy to surgery and medication, MUA consistently generates life-changing results for carefully selected patients.

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"Manipulation Under Anesthesia: Concepts In Theory And Application " is the latest, most comprehensive textbook ever written on the subject of MUA. Author/editor Robert C. Gordon, DC, ABCS, FRCCM, DAAPM, and some of the most prominent practitioners in the field of pain management, present the procedure from a historical perspective to present day use, including pre-MUA preparation, the complete procedure, adjustment by adjustment, and post-MUA therapy, as well as the scientific basis, patient selection criteria, and results documentation. This definitive text discusses the protocols and standards by which the procedure should be incorporated into the DC's practice as well as important facility relations information to help the practitioner get a program up and running. 306 pages packed with charts, diagrams and photos, published by Taylor/Francis. NOW INCLUDED FREE AS PART OF COURSE MATERIALS IN ALL GORDON MUA TECHNIQUE SEMINARS. ORDER NOW

What Makes Gordon MUA Technique Different?

Dr. Robert Gordon, D.C., FABCS, FRCCM, DAAPM

I am constantly getting phone calls from doctors who want to know the difference between Gordon MUA Technique and other MUA courses. I will not condemn any course that is being sponsored by a CCE-accredited chiropractic college. But I will give you some food for thought when it comes to your choice for taking MUA training, or recommending MUA training.

Make sure that the instructor teaching the course has a complete background in MUA. Gordon MUA Technique has been taught since 1992. We have taught almost 2,000 doctors, and we have taught a number of the instructors who are now teaching MUA.

Gordon MUA Technique covers MUA from its beginning to what is happening now to where it's going in the future. Our course curriculum is evidence-based and scientifically founded with a background that has taken almost 16 years to develop. The keystone to the entire program is the only MUA textbook on the market, Manipulation Under Anesthesia, Concepts In Theory and Application, written and edited by me, and published by Taylor and Francis, 2005. In fact, many of the other courses use materials developed by Cornerstone.

At Cornerstone, we practice MUA, consult with MUA physicians all over the country, and teach Gordon MUA Technique full time. We are in contact with MUA physicians and facilities all over the world. Gordon MUA Technique is based on cutting-edge information garnered and refined every day from procedures that benefit all kinds of qualified patients. And the information and techniques advance with every class.

Doctors who have taken our training, and then followed up at a later date with a refresher course, discover that there are innovations and new information available. Even doctors who proctor for us, or who sit in on classes as little as a month apart, see that something new is happening in the field of MUA all the time. Because we have such a broad base, we usually know what is happening in the field of MUA before any one else does. And that makes for a much better course that actually qualifies you to practice MUA with success.

We pride ourselves on not only bringing the most knowledgeable MUA course to the doctors, but also on providing the best, most effective follow-up with doctors after the course. Key Point: We DON'T try to teach you everything in one weekend, and we DON'T use someone else's patients to get you through your certificate training.

Our concept, which parallels the most traditional, established MUA training, also asserts that you can't learn how to qualify your patients and achieve authorizations if you don't know how to communicate with the insurance carriers. When someone does this for you by providing their patients, how do you learn this very important part of the learning curve?

The answer is, you can't learn how to work with the insurance industry unless you use your own patients. Remember, you can't see how the patients respond unless they are your own patients and within your sphere of post-procedural care. This has been the key to successful, legitimate MUA training for many years. Cutting this important training down to one weekend typically leaves you with inadequate understanding and experience.

Ask around to those who went this route, and you will be surprised by how many have never learned how to handle insurance communication.

 

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