MUA Certification and training will give you the ability to offer your chronic patients a sound and proven alternative to the invasiveness and risk of spinal surgery. Here are just some of the benefits MUA can provide to both practitioners and patients: Effective pain relief for chronic patients Offer alternative treatment to spinal or other surgery Retain and increase patient base with more treatment options Proven effective non-invasive procedure Increase medical referals Increase managed care networks Practice as little as 2 hours a day No overhead expenses  Treat 6 patients a week Increase your income by 4-5 figures per week Join pain management groups Certified proctors needed in all states  Obtain outpatient surgery center priviledges or secure hospital priviledges Hospital/ASC priviledges, MUA and PM guarantee you access to the world's largest patient population   The Manipulation Under Anesthesia Certification course teaches chiropractic professionals all the techniques and skills they need to immediately implement MUA techniques into practice in order to rapidly build and expand your patient base to achieve the rapid growth, revenue generation and phenominal patient results that has made MUA the most effective pain management technique available America today. This comprehensive 34 hour course provides unrivaled training, one-on-one coaching and all the support needed to enrich the personal, professional and financial lives of all chiropractic physicians Where do my MUA patients come from?        5% from your own practice 10-20% from referrals by other D.C.’s  80-90% from M.D. referrals    Hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers (ASC) have been acute care facilities.  Now they are treating the chronic patient with Pain Management, Physical Medicine, Manual Medicine, Manipulative Medicine, and a host of other alternative care practitioners.   With all the recent changes in the health care delivery system, a new window of opportunity has opened and a new exciting level of practice opportunity for the doctor of chiropractic is now here.   Hospitals. ASC. and medical pain management groups are inviting D.C.’s who are certified in MUA to join their organizations to better serve the needs of patients with chronic conditions.     Treatment Protocols:  A patient can be a candidate for MUA when the 6-8 weeks of conservative care in your office has not produced the desired results. The patient will then undergo the MUA procedure daily for 3-5 consecutive days. This procedure is performed in a hospital or ambulatory outpatient surgery center.  Post MUA treatment in your office includes adjustments and therapy daily for 7-10 days followed by 2-3 times a week for 2-3 weeks. Concluding with 3-6 weeks of rehabilitation therapy When protocols are followed and patient selection criteria has been met, the results are extremely gratifying.   Fee Structures:   Primary MUA D.C.            $250-350 per area of the spine, per patient, per day   Assistant MUA D.C.            $75-125 per area of the spine, per patient, per day     Anesthesiologist            $500-650 per patient, per day   Facility Fee            $2000-3000 per patient, per day     Fees can vary by areas and sometimes are predetermined such as workers compensation.