in a newly released film, A Thousand
Suns, which PBS will broadcast in early
2010.
Pain Relief While You
“I do sense that the possibility for
human evolution, human conscious-
Sleep:
ness, is absolutely at hand,” says Tucker.
“These alternative ways of being that
were back to work within 6 months
have grown in the periphery of our
W
hen most people hear the
phrase ‘pain management’, following the MUA procedure.
societies and other societies around the
they think of steroid injections, ad- According to Dr. Megan
world are coming into the center, are
dictive narcotic pain medications, Strauchman, medical director of the
being valued: ecological economics,
epidural injections, or even more in- Michigan MUA Group, “this is great
green politics, alternative technologies,
vasive procedures like spinal stimula- news for patients who are out of
sustainable farming and food. All these
tor implants. Unfortunately, none of work, and need to support their fami-
suggest that this evolution is very much
these therapies actually corrects the lies. MUA gets people out of pain
in progress. If we have a reverence and
cause of the pain, but rather masks rapidly, and gets them up and mov-
respect for moving it forward with deep
the pain by blocking nerve transmis- ing again in a very minimal amount
spiritual strength and grounding, I think
sion, or by dampening pain receptors of time.”
we can do it.”
in the brain. In many cases, people The Michigan MUA Group,
Sufi teacher, dreamworker and
who have tried one of these therapies headed by Dr. Strauchman, is a
author Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee, Ph.D.,
have usually tried several of these, network of Michigan physicians who
concurs with Tucker’s emphasis on the
with little success. are all certified to per-
importance of calling upon spiritual
Now, a new pro- form MUA for chronic
grace (visit http://globalonenessproject.
cedure, called manip- pain. Their network of
org/videos/lvlclip4). He writes and
ulation under anesthe- physicians is located in
lectures extensively on the emerging
sia (MUA), is available various cities through-
global consciousness of oneness and our
at the American Surgi- out the Metro Detroit
individual spiritual responsibility during
cal Center in West area. Until now, Michi-
this time of transition.
Bloomfield. MUA is a gan residents would
The world is going through a time
decades-old osteopathic procedure have had to travel out-of-state for this
of crisis, and during any time of crisis,
where the patient is given a sedative revolutionary pain management pro-
there is the possibility for transforma-
medication, and while sedated, the cedure. “MUA is an ideal treatment
tion, Vaughan-Lee the elder asserts.
patient’s back and joints are taken for people with fibromyalgia, disc
The good news is that, “Many people
through a series of stretches to break bulges or herniations, failed back or
around the world are committed to this
up the scar tissue and fibrous adhe- neck surgery, frozen shoulder, and
work of oneness on financial, ecologi-
sions that restrict normal joint move- for people who’ve tried unsuccessful-
cal and cultural levels,” he explains.
ment and thus correct the underlying ly to get relief from chiropractic care,
“There are many, many fields in which
cause of back, neck, and joint pain. physical therapy, steroid injections,
humanity is coming together in new
Since the patient is under sedation, or continue to live off of addictive
ways…
he/she feels no pain whatsoever, and pain killers,” says Dr. Strauchman.
“But what I have found lacking in
the muscles can be stretched and People interested in having the
a lot of approaches is that they think we
massaged to their fullest potential MUA procedure require a prelimi-
have to do it all ourselves. And I think
without any resistance. The entire nary evaluation by a Michigan MUA
we need the help of God. I think we
procedure lasts about 20 minutes, Group physician, like Dr. Strauch-
can participate; I think we can be at-
and is typically repeated over a 3-5 man. This evaluation consists of a
tentive, receptive, for when the Divine
day span. The majority of patients physical exam, x-rays, laboratory
comes. Can we do it ourselves? No.
who have MUA report an average studies, and sometimes neurodi-
Can we wake up the world? No. But we
80-85% overall improvement by the agnostic testing, which determines
can be ready, waiting and prepared.”
end of the MUA protocol. whether not the patient will achieve
In fact, a recent study in the a good clinical result.
Story Source: For more information and
Journal of Neurological and Ortho- For more information on MUA,
video interviews, visit GlobalOneness-
pedic Surgery showed that 58% of contact Mary or Caroline at the
Project.org.
patients who receive MUA totally American Surgical Center: 248-538-
eliminate their need for pain medica- 7095 or visit MichiganMUA.com.
Barbara Amrhein is an editor with
tion. Even up to 6 months after the For N. Oakland/Genesee County,
Natural Awakenings magazines.
MUA, patients’ pain levels are still call Dr. Strauchman: 810-694-3576.
reduced an average of 62%. In a sim- For S. Oakland/Macomb Coun-
ilar study, nearly 95% of all patients ty, call Dr. Stanczak at 586-774-
who were out of work due to injury 6301.
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