Scenar Therapy

I would like to tell you a story about my partner and hissocial worker who found me a reclining chair, a blanket,
experiences regarding an injury he suffered to his lefta sandwich and a hot cup of tea. After what I had
knee. This story is written from his perspective. It goesbeen through I felt that I had been rescued from the
like this....depths of despair by one of Gods own angels. It was
"It was only a few months ago when I stopped playingalmost heavenly!
with my children. It wasn't out of choice but ratherSix o'clock the next morning and I could not get out of
circumstance. It happened one afternoon when mythat place quick enough. A taxi ride back to the airport
two young children wanted a game of cricket. I said,and I was on the first flight back home. Upon arrival,
'OK, let's have a game.' Five minutes later I was in painAngela and the kids were waiting for me as I hobbled
and could hardly walk. It was just a simple swing of theon my crutches off the tarmac and into the airport
bat that did it. The pain I felt in my left knee waslounge. I don't think I have ever been so happy to be
excruciating, my knee had 'locked' and I was hoppingback home and with my family. It was so comforting.
around screaming out in agony as if I wasSince that occasion I had an MRI Scan on my left
demonstrating some primitive tribal voodoo dance. Theknee which revealed a badly torn medial meniscus and
kids didn't know what to believe at first, but they soonthat the only solution was to operate and remove (not
caught on that it was serious.repair) the meniscus. The Doctor assured me that the
This was the first time I had ever experienced aoperation would stop my knee from locking and return
'locked' knee. I put myself straight to bed and for twome to a functional state. 'Doesn't removing the
days that's basically where I stayed. Once my kneemeniscus increase the chances of arthritis?' I said. The
finally did unlock, I was able to walk again albeit veryDoctor replied, 'Well yes but that's the decision you're
gingerly. After a few days though, my knee improvedgoing to have to make.' 'What the?' I thought. Surely,
and felt as good as new...or so I thought.there must be another way. Of course, the doctor
Convincing myself that it was only a once offknew of no other way.
occurrence, I commenced going back to doingWell it was my neighbour who came up with the
household duties. I was washing the car and before Ianswer to my dilemma. He told me about a therapy
had a chance to finish the job my knee suddenlyhe had a couple of years ago that fixed his knee
locked on me, yet again, and I was back in bed. Noproblem. 'What was it? I asked. 'Scenar,' he said.
warning, no indication that it was coming. Only that'What's Scenar?' I asked. 'It's an acronym, he replied.
wrenching sensation of something tearing deep insideThat was about all he could tell me about it. He did give
my knee following by, what was to become, thatme the name of the local scenar therapist and I rang
familiar excruciating pain.and left a message with a person who promised that
It was another two days before my knee unlockedshe would return my call. She never did.
and I was able to walk again. I remembered that I hadBeing a bit of a fatalist, I took this as a sign to conduct
purchased a magnetic knee strap some time ago andmy own research so I spent the next couple of
decided that I would wrap it round my knee. For overweeks learning all about scenar therapy. I found out
a week my knee seemed to have settled back downthat it is a portable computerised electrotherapy device
and as I had booked a flight some months before,that was developed by the same man who invented
decided that I would be fit enough to make the flight.the Tens Machine, only Scenar is a much more
It was at the terminal just before going through thosesophisticated technology with biofeedback capabilities.
scanner partitions you now see at all the airports that IIt works by delivering a mild dosage of electrical
realised that my magnetic knee strap would probablystimulation to the body via built-in electrodes in direct
set off these scanners. I removed the strap andcontact with the skin surface. It can be used for self
handed it over to Angela. After making sure I hadtreatment for pain relief and also a wide range of
everything, I said my goodbyes and boarded the plane.injuries, degenerative diseases and for inducing rapid
It was only when I was comfortably seated that Iself-healing. After being convinced from the
realised that I had forgotten to take back the magneticoverwhelming testimonials of people singing the praises
strap from Angela.of this technology, I decided that rather than see a
'I'll be OK', I thought. My knee was feeling better and ittherapist, I would buy one for myself and the family.
was probably time I weened myself off that magneticThat way we could always have it on hand as a first
strap anyway. Whilst walking out of the arrival area ofaid device to treat injuries and other conditions. After
the airport and down those long corridors towards theall, the things I read it could do were amazing.
exit to find my interconnecting bus for the next stageI studied all the different brands on the market, both in
of my journey, I went down like a 'bag of spuds', outAustralia and Worldwide. One thing I can tell you is that
for the count so to speak. Yes it had happened againscenar is both a maze and at the same time amazing.
and without warning as if my legs had been choppedIt has a very colourful history dating back to the
off from under me. Here I was in the middle of aneighties when the Soviet Space Program was initially
international airport, on my own and completelydeveloping this technology for use by cosmonauts in
crippled. I struggled over to a seat and sat for a fewspace. There are a lot of scenar wannabe's that lure
minutes hoping that by some miracle, I would get upyou with their seemingly good value pricing, but further
and walk my way out of this. But when I tried to getinvestigations reveal their limitations either in their clinical
up and walk, my worst fears had been realised and Iapplications or the cheap electronic components they
was going nowhere.employ. Out of all those that did cut the mustard, there
I looked around and saw a young woman in one ofwas only one which fulfilled the crucial criteria of
those currency exchange booths. I managed to hobbleperformance, quality and value; it was the 'Acuscen'.
over to her to ask where first-aid was. She pointedI ended up buying an Acuscen and coincidently, not just
down a long walkway and said, "About five hundredany Acuscen but the first one sold in this country. It
meters that way", to which I replied, "You've got to bewas all a series of coincidences that led me to Mike
kidding me. What about a phone?" She turned her arm(the Australian Acuscen Distributor) who had only
90 degrees to the left and said, "Oh, about onerecently taken on the distributorship. He hadn't even
hundred meters that way". I looked at her wrenchinghad it up on his website yet. It was during the first
with pain and asked if I could leave my bag with hertreatment with Mike when I realised that my body had
while I made a phone call. She replied, "Oh no, you can'tindeed 'forgotten' that I had anything wrong with my
leaved that here!", motioning me away as if I wasknee. As it is with many chronic problems, the brain
some sort of terrorist and she was to be the haplessbody seems to 'give up' on the problem and doesn't
victim of a devious plot to blow up Sydney airport.recognise it as needing repair. The Acuscen 'woke' up
It was in that moment that I had never felt as lonelymy brain to the fact that it was neglecting my knee
and as helpless as I did. It was an overwhelmingand it took over 30 minutes of concentrated work just
powerless feeling that I never wish to have again.on my left knee to get the healing energy flowing
Eventually I found somebody and they called theagain. My knee had indeed become what they call in
ambulance where I was taken away to a nearbyscenar speak an 'energy cyst' or what I would call, a
Sydney hospital. I could write an article just on my'dead zone'.
experiences at that hospital. After over 8 hours ofMike suggested that I stop wearing the magnetic strap
waiting in casualty and I was finally seen by a doctorand you know I haven't worn it since that first
who basically said, 'I can't find anything wrong with you,Acuscen treatment. That was only three weeks ago
here's some anti-inflammatory drugs, some pain killersand my knee has not locked since. I have used my
and some crutches, next!'Acuscen regularly to keep the healing processes
'Whoa' I said, 'it's 10 o'clock at night, I have missed myworking. My knee no longer aches, there is no pain or
interconnecting bus, I have no accommodation, I haven'tdiscomfort and I am doing all those things that I was
had anything to eat or drink since earlier this morningdoing before that day I had locked it for the first time. I
and I can't walk!' She replied, 'Don't you know anyone incan even get down on my knees and up again without
Sydney?' I replied, 'I know one person that isthem locking. A miracle, perhaps? No its just scientific
reasonably close but she lives in a boathouse on thetechnology that had rescued me from the clutches of
harbour about a hundred steps down from the street. Ithe operating surgeon and I am so thankful to
don't think that's going to work, do you?'Acuscen for giving me a second chance.
Finally understanding my plight she called the hospital