Neural therapy is a form of alternative medicine in which local anesthetic is injected into certain locations of the body in an attempt to treat chronic pain and illness.[1]
In neural therapy anaesthetic is injected to try to disrupt action potential said to cause inflammation.Skin quads in segment neural therapy
The International Medical Association of Neural Therapy has about 400 members some of whom have been practising in this field for over 30 years. Neural Therapy is both in theory and practice a pseudoscience and studies have found it not to be of any benefit.[2][3]
Neural therapy has been described as a form of holistic medicine for treating illness and chronic pain.[1] According to Quackwatch, neural therapy is "a bizarre approach claimed to treat pain and disease by injecting local anesthetics into nerves, scars, glands, trigger points, and other tissues".[4]
The idea underlying the therapy is that "interference fields" (Störfelder) at certain sites of the body are responsible for a type of electric energy that causes illness.[3] The fields can be disrupted by injection, allowing the body to heal.[5]
The practice originated in 1925 when Ferdinand Huneke, a German surgeon, used a newly launched pain drug that contained procaine (a local anaesthetic) on his sister who had severe intractable migraines. Instead of using it intramuscularly as recommended he injected it intravenously and the migraine attack stopped immediately. He and his brother Walter subsequently used Novocaine in a similar way to treat a variety of ailments.[1]
In 1940 Ferdinand Huneke injected the painful shoulder of a woman who also had an osteomyelitis in her leg which at that time (before antibiotics) threatened her with amputation. The shoulder pain improved somewhat but the leg wound became itchy. On injecting the leg wound the shoulder pain vanished immediately – a reaction he called the "secondary phenomenon" (Sekundenphänomen).[1] In segment therapy, a local anaesthetic in the form of skin quads is injected in the area of the corresponding dermatome (called Head zones) of the internal organs or on vegetative ganglia. The reflective effect is to be conveyed via the vegetative nervous system in the affected segment.[3]
Reception, effectiveness and safetyEdit
Neural therapy is practiced mostly in South America and Europe.[2] A 2007 survey of family physicians in Germany found neural therapy to be among the most used of alternative medical techniques.[6]
Quackwatch includes neural therapy on its list of "questionable treatments".[7]
According to the American Cancer Society, "available scientific evidence does not support claims that neural therapy is effective in treating cancer or any other disease".[2] Overall the risks of the treatment, such as of needle damage to organs, outweigh any benefit it may have.[3] A rich bibliography (2000 references) is in Zotero.[8]
^Joos S, Musselmann B, Szecsenyi J (2011). "Integration of Complementary and Alternative Medicine into Family Practices in Germany: Results of a National Survey". Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2011: 1–8. doi:10.1093/ecam/nep019. PMC3140199. PMID 19293252.
^"Index of Questionable Treatments". Quackwatch. 20 November 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
Schmittinger CA, Schär R, Fung C, z'Graggen WJ, Nauer C, Dünser MW, Jung S (2011). "Brainstem hemorrhage after neural therapy for decreased libido in a 31-year-old woman" (PDF). Journal of Neurology. 258 (7): 1354–5. doi:10.1007/s00415-011-5921-4. PMID 21286741. S2CID 10206678.
Spiegel W, Ortner W. Neural Therapy: Diagnosis and Treatment of Regulatory Disorders. In: Bisconcin M, Maso G, Mathers N (eds). European Textbook of Family Medicine, Milano:Passoni, 2006, pp 240–244.
Atlas of Neural Therapy with Local Anaesthitics, 2nd Edition. Mathias P. Dosch. Thiemen Verlagsgruppe, 2002 (book review)
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Neural therapy is a form of alternative medicine in which local anesthetic is injected into certain locations of the body in an attempt to treat chronic pain and illness 1 In neural therapy anaesthetic is injected to try to disrupt action potential said to cause inflammation Skin quads in segment neural therapyThe International Medical Association of Neural Therapy has about 400 members some of whom have been practising in this field for over 30 years Neural Therapy is both in theory and practice a pseudoscience and studies have found it not to be of any benefit 2 3 Contents 1 Description and history 2 Reception effectiveness and safety 3 See also 4 References 5 Further readingDescription and history EditNeural therapy has been described as a form of holistic medicine for treating illness and chronic pain 1 According to Quackwatch neural therapy is a bizarre approach claimed to treat pain and disease by injecting local anesthetics into nerves scars glands trigger points and other tissues 4 The idea underlying the therapy is that interference fields Storfelder at certain sites of the body are responsible for a type of electric energy that causes illness 3 The fields can be disrupted by injection allowing the body to heal 5 The practice originated in 1925 when Ferdinand Huneke a German surgeon used a newly launched pain drug that contained procaine a local anaesthetic on his sister who had severe intractable migraines Instead of using it intramuscularly as recommended he injected it intravenously and the migraine attack stopped immediately He and his brother Walter subsequently used Novocaine in a similar way to treat a variety of ailments 1 In 1940 Ferdinand Huneke injected the painful shoulder of a woman who also had an osteomyelitis in her leg which at that time before antibiotics threatened her with amputation The shoulder pain improved somewhat but the leg wound became itchy On injecting the leg wound the shoulder pain vanished immediately a reaction he called the secondary phenomenon Sekundenphanomen 1 In segment therapy a local anaesthetic in the form of skin quads is injected in the area of the corresponding dermatome called Head zones of the internal organs or on vegetative ganglia The reflective effect is to be conveyed via the vegetative nervous system in the affected segment 3 Reception effectiveness and safety EditNeural therapy is practiced mostly in South America and Europe 2 A 2007 survey of family physicians in Germany found neural therapy to be among the most used of alternative medical techniques 6 Quackwatch includes neural therapy on its list of questionable treatments 7 According to the American Cancer Society available scientific evidence does not support claims that neural therapy is effective in treating cancer or any other disease 2 Overall the risks of the treatment such as of needle damage to organs outweigh any benefit it may have 3 A rich bibliography 2000 references is in Zotero 8 See also EditList of ineffective cancer treatments ProlotherapyReferences Edit a b c d Diamond WJ 2000 The Clinical Practice of Complementary Alternative and Western Medicine CRC Press p 229 ISBN 978 1 4200 4021 0 a b c Neural therapy American Cancer Society 1 November 2008 Archived from the original on 6 February 2012 a b c d Ernst E ed 2007 Neural Therapy p 149 ISBN 978 0 7234 3400 9 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a work ignored help Barrett S 28 December 2012 Stay Away from Holistic and Biological Dentists Quackwatch Retrieved 4 January 2014 Mantle F Tiran D 2009 Neural Therapy p 167 ISBN 978 0 7020 4999 6 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a work ignored help Joos S Musselmann B Szecsenyi J 2011 Integration of Complementary and Alternative Medicine into Family Practices in Germany Results of a National Survey Evidence Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2011 1 8 doi 10 1093 ecam nep019 PMC 3140199 PMID 19293252 Index of Questionable Treatments Quackwatch 20 November 2013 Retrieved 4 January 2014 Zotero Your personal research assistant Further reading EditSchmittinger CA Schar R Fung C z Graggen WJ Nauer C Dunser MW Jung S 2011 Brainstem hemorrhage after neural therapy for decreased libido in a 31 year old woman PDF Journal of Neurology 258 7 1354 5 doi 10 1007 s00415 011 5921 4 PMID 21286741 S2CID 10206678 Spiegel W Ortner W Neural Therapy Diagnosis and Treatment of Regulatory Disorders In Bisconcin M Maso G Mathers N eds European Textbook of Family Medicine Milano Passoni 2006 pp 240 244 Atlas of Neural Therapy with Local Anaesthitics 2nd Edition Mathias P Dosch Thiemen Verlagsgruppe 2002 ejo oxfordjournals org book review Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Neural therapy amp oldid 1169348125, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
