First Steps – SCENAR meets athlete

In Odessa, Ukraine in April 1996, a regular race over 100km took place with 56 athletes from Ukraine, Russia, Moldova, Belarus, Germany and Canada participating. Their ages ranged from 17 to 75 years. The circuit was built parallel to the sea coast, forming an 8km ring. The SCENAR specialists started to work with participants the

day before the competition started. Since most athletes had never heard of a SCENAR, a lecture was given about the capabilities and applications of the device, and an opportunity was offered to try it out. This invoked some interest and many questions. Two athletes, who because of previous traumas were not going to participate in the competition, but had only come to support their team-mates, decided to try the new therapy. One man had a fractured tibia and the other a severe contusion of soft tissues. Their main complaint was intense and constant pain in their legs.

After 10-15 minutes of treatment they noticed a significant improvement in their condition and the pain disappeared. They then wanted to participate in the competition along with the other, and one of the athletes actually did so. The obvious results of this first treatment procedure that had been witnessed by everybody, confirmed what had been said on the initial lecture and partly dispelled their doubts.

One more lecture was given on the next day, right before the competition started. The offer was repeated and this time was accepted with greater enthusiasm.

Comparison with traditional massage therapy