This device is great! If you are a physician and thinking about buying one, let me help you decide.... BUY ONE!!! Tell your patients to get one for home usage, too!!! I bought a clone. It is WONDERFUL!!
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scenar
SCENAR, or “Self-Controlled Energo Neuro-Adaptive Regulator”, was developed for the Russian space program to overcome the unique problems of space travel. These challenges included such things as the inability to effectively filter many pharmaceuticals from the recycled drinking water, and the need for a lightweight and effective solution for a multitude of potential ailments.
The research team was headed by Professor Revenko and included research from Professor Tarakanov, Dr. Gorfinkel, Dr. Perfiliev, Dr. Nikitin, Dr. Shvanke, Dr. Malushko, Dr. Posveshinskaya, Stefan Hohnekamp. The research and development have continued, and new techniques, probes and upgrades are continually being developed for the machine.
As with any successful invention, there are currently many imitators on the market that go by names other than SCENAR. The original devices are labeled with the word Scenar and are manufactured by the Russian Company RITM OKB ZAO.
The SCENAR devices were first released for production in Russia in the early eighties. They are TV remote-control sized devices that are powered by a 9V battery. SCENAR uses biofeedback in order to diagnose issues and stimulate the nervous system in a way that enables the body to heal itself. Biofeedback dynamics can induce remarkably rapid healing, as function by unblocking 'stuck' energy resonances and repetitive central nervous system patterns, allowing the body to heal itself.
Many of the concepts from acupuncture and other Eastern systems were considered in the development of the SCENAR, which sends electrical signals through the skin to enact bio-active substances, predominantly Neuro-Peptides, which influence tissue and control all physiological functions.
In Russia, over thirteen years of use, SCENAR devices have been found to provide rapid pain relief, regulate and normalize body function and accelerate the resolution of pathological processes with diminished symptoms. Russian SCENAR doctors and SCENAR therapists outside Russia have reported over the past years many interesting treatment results.
A "side effect" of SCENAR treatment has been that by addressing and treating one illness with the device automatically led to improvements of other symptoms. There are a few contra indications (eg. pacemakers) and after many years the Russians claim a complete absence of complications or negative "side effects".
From Quackwatch: The devices listed on this page are either inherently bogus or are approved for one use but improperly used for other purposes. [Duh, I think drugs are used in this manner all the time...] A few have gained FDA approval based on "substantially similarity to previously approved devices," even though they are actually intended to be used for unapproved purposes. For example, some bogus devices have been approved as "biofeedback" instruments even though their actual intended use is to diagnose [He is probably talking about CEDS. The guy doesn't understand the equipment. See CEDS. - bfg] and/or treat disease. [Scenar is listed. This guy should try the device!]
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