NEURAL THERAPY

Neural Therapy is an injection method that involves the application of local anesthetics and is used for both the diagnosis and treatment of the underlying causes of various complaints.

In its simplest definition, Neural Therapy is an injection technique that involves the application of diluted local anesthetics to superficial tissues, intra-articular areas, scars (interference fields), segmental areas, ganglia, intramuscular, perivascular, intravascular, and trigger points, aiming to diagnose and treat the root causes of discomfort.

To summarize its underlying philosophy:

Psychological, sensory, physical, chemical, electromagnetic, or traumatic conditions that trigger stress or inflammation in the body can disrupt the balance of the neurovegetative system. This imbalance may cause symptoms or findings either locally at the site of the event or in distant regions of the body.

All potential causative factors mentioned above are carefully examined through a detailed medical history and physical examination. A cause-effect relationship is sought between the events and the symptoms. Once this relationship is established, it is decided whether the treatment should be localized, targeted at the interference field, or involve a more invasive intervention.

According to Neural Therapy philosophy, the illness does not solely reside in the problematic tissue or organ. Since the entire body is considered to be affected, and symptoms arise due to dysfunction at the cellular, humoral, vascular, hormonal, and neural levels, the treatment must consider all these systems in its planning.

This is precisely why, although the act of injecting local anesthetics into the body is a simple and safe procedure for most doctors, Neural Therapy cannot be practiced by every physician. It can only be administered by doctors who have dedicated approximately one year (this may vary slightly by training center) to specialized education in this field.

At this point, some questions may arise:

Why are local anesthetics used? Can this therapy be done with any local anesthetic?

Let’s start with the second question: Not all local anesthetics can be used in Neural Therapy. Although procaine is the primary agent associated with this treatment, lidocaine may also be used for this purpose.

As for the first question, Neural Therapy benefits from the effect of local anesthetics on the electrical potential of cells. A problematic cell remains in a state of constant repolarization (continuous excitation) and cannot return to the depolarized (resting) state. This issue at the cellular level is considered the root cause of complaints. The goal of treatment is to first hyperpolarize the affected cells using local anesthetics and, through repeated treatments, help the cell regain its normal ability to depolarize and repolarize.

Scars from surgeries—especially C-sections—as well as tonsils, sinuses, dental issues, and exposure to electromagnetic fields can all negatively impact this depolarization/repolarization cycle, creating interference fields and related symptoms in the body.

One of the main principles of Neural Therapy is to detect and treat these interference fields.

Symptoms and complaints caused by stress, trauma, or interference fields—such as migraine, tension-type headaches, neck, back and lower back pain, tinnitus and vertigo, forgetfulness, neuralgia, joint pain, cellulite, and sleep disorders or irregularities—are among the indications for Neural Therapy.