Neural Therapy: Resetting Your Body’s Electrical System.

Have you been dealing with stubborn pain, chronic issues, or symptoms that just won't seem to go away, even after trying conventional treatments? Sometimes, the body's internal control center, the nervous system, gets stuck in a "short-circuit." Neural Therapy is a unique approach with more than 100 years of use in Europe and South America (learn here about the origin and history of Neural Therapy and the connection to our practice) designed to find and fix those short circuits, allowing your body to finally heal itself.

What is Neural Therapy?

Neural Therapy is a specialized form of treatment that uses local anesthetics to treat chronic pain and illness. Unlike a standard injection used just to numb an area, the goal of Neural Therapy is to reset the function of the Autonomic Nervous System (ANS). The ANS controls all involuntary functions—breathing, digestion, heart rate, and healing. It’s essentially your body's electrical and communication network.

Chronic illness and pain could be caused by trauma that continuously irritate the ANS, preventing the body from regulating and healing correctly.

When you have old scars, chronic infections, dental issues, or previous trauma, these sites can become electrically unstable. This instability could create an interference field—think of it as a permanent short circuit that sends constant, erroneous stress signals to the ANS.

An interference field is a site in the body that has sustained trauma and has failed to heal properly, becoming a constant source of nervous system irritation.

Imagine your body is a computer network. An interference field is like a corrupted file that keeps sending error messages, slowing down the entire system and causing crashes (symptoms). Neural Therapy temporarily "quarantines" that file, allowing the system to run correctly again.

The Science: Resetting the Electrical System

Neural Therapy works through a dual mechanism:

1. Locating the Interference Field: A specialized practitioner identifies the specific areas that are sending disruptive signals.

2. The Therapeutic Injection: Local anesthetic is injected into the identified interference fields. The anesthetic works as an electrical stabilizer, temporarily shutting down the disruptive signal and effectively "rebooting" the local tissue.

Crucially, the anesthetic also provides significant local benefits: It has a powerful anti-inflammatory effect and causes vasodilation, which immediately improves blood circulation and oxygenation to the compromised tissues, promoting long-term healing.

Our network of communication

Neuron synapses: communicating through electrical signals.

Modulating the Action Potential: The Electrophysiology

For those interested in the cellular mechanics, Neural Therapy directly targets the Action Potential (AP)—the electrical signal used by nerve and tissue cells to communicate.

In a healthy cell, the membrane maintains a stable resting potential (Vm​), ready to fire an AP when needed. However, cells within an interference field often become electrically unstable or stuck in a state of hyper-depolarization, constantly firing aberrant signals. This is where the local anesthetic, delivers its therapeutic "reset."

By binding to the voltage-gated sodium (Na+) channels, the anesthetic prevents the influx of sodium ions required for depolarization. This action forces the cell membrane back to its stable resting potential (Vm​). Neural Therapy provides a powerful electrical "time-out," allowing the cell to re-establish its normal ion balance and cease the chronic, pathological signaling.

Achieving a Lasting Reset:

Sometimes, one "reboot" is all it takes for the nervous system to regain control. However, for chronic or deeply ingrained interference fields, the body's electrical patterns have been stuck for a long time. In these cases, the treatment may need to be repeated over a few sessions. This consistent "time-out" helps to retrain the nervous system to maintain the stable resting potential, breaking years of problematic signaling and allowing for more profound, lasting healing.

The Takeaway

Neural Therapy is about getting to the root of the problem. It doesn't treat symptoms; it addresses the underlying nervous system dysfunction that is preventing your body from healing. By resetting electrical signals, reducing inflammation, and boosting circulation, it activates your body’s true healing potential. If you are looking for a medical approach that resets your body's inherent systems toward health and true wellbeing, Neural Therapy might be the key to your long-term relief.

Ready to explore Neural Therapy? Contact us today for a consultation.

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REFERENCES:

Mechanism and Systemic Effects (Anti-inflammatory & Vasodilation)

1. Authors: Cassuto, J., Sinclair, R., & Warren, G. Title: The anti-inflammatory effects of local anesthetics and their impact on pain. Journal: Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, 2006; 31(3): 275–282.

2. Authors: Wildsmith, J. A. W. Title: Peripheral nerve mechanisms. Journal: British Journal of Anaesthesia, 1995; 74(4): 380–385. (Relevance: Provides foundational context on how local anesthetics block Na+ channels.)

Clinical Application and Efficacy

1. Authors: Fischer, L. Title: Neural therapy. Journal: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America, 2000; 11(4): 971-981. (Relevance: A key clinical overview defining the principles of Neural Therapy.)

2. Authors: M. P. L. P. da Silva, A. R. E. de Souza, C. M. G. de L. Title: The use of neural therapy in the management of recurrent headaches in adults: a case report. Journal: The Journal of Pain, 2011; 12(4): e13–e14.(Relevance: Clinical application for headache treatment.)

3. Authors: S. C. M. A. A. R. dos Santos, N. M. B. T. M. Title: Effect of neural therapy on chronic pelvic pain in women: a preliminary study. Journal: Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, 2014; 18(4): 468–475.(Relevance: Clinical application for visceral/internal organ pain.)

4. Authors: L. F. C. P. S. A. C. J. M. A. Title: Neural therapy—a critical review of the scientific evidence. Journal:The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 2007; 13(8): 871-878. (Relevance: A review assessing the overall body of scientific evidence supporting the therapy.)