Neural therapy was developed by two German physician-dentist brothers, Walter and Ferdinand Huneke, in the 1920s and '30s. They accidentally found that procaine—a local anesthetic—when injected into certain spots such as scars, can relieve pain in areas away from the place of injection. They also found that the pain relief lasts much longer than would be expected from the anesthetic effect alone. The brothers called these spots interference fields.

The tissues in which interference fields are found can be shown to have abnormal cell membrane resting potential (abnormal electrical charges on the cell surfaces). This creates electrophysiological instability and abnormal afferent signals (nerve signals to the spinal cord and brain) which, in turn, trigger abnormal autonomic nervous system responses. Procaine has a membrane-stabilizing effect (much like lidocaine in treating cases of irregular heartbeat or cardiac arrhythmia).

Despite the name, neural therapy is not usually treatment of nerves. However, the nervous system, especially the autonomic nervous system, is very much involved.

Occasionally, one neural therapy treatment will cure a condition. More commonly, repeat treatments are needed. However, if even a temporary response is obtained the first time, repeat treatments are usually increasingly effective. A limiting factor in the success of neural therapy is the general medical condition of the patient. If the patient is chronically tired, nutritionally deficient or toxic, neural therapy is less effective.

About 5% of the time, neural therapy injections may provoke an increase in pain for a day or so. This usually means that the injection was not in the correct spot; however, a painful reaction typically indicates that the interference field is nearby.

Neural therapy is best known for treating pain, but is also used for any condition where the autonomic nervous system is involved, such as asthma, migraine headaches, gastro-esophageal reflux disorder (GERD), sympathetic dystrophy, "nervous" stomach, irritable bowel syndrome, sexual dysfunction and irritable bladder.

Neural therapy was developed in Germany, where it is considered a normal part of medical practice. Virtually all the neural therapy literature has been published in German; very little has ever been translated into English. Thus, the non-German-speaking world has simply not been exposed to neural therapy.

Neural Therapy is a gentle injection technique used to heal the autonomic nervous system. It involves treating autonomic ganglia, peripheral nerves, scars, glands, acupuncture points, trigger points and other tissues to achieve the reversal of illness. It can be especially effective in the treatment of chronic pain.

Yes, it is possible to treat interference fields painlessly without needles. The Tenscam®, a hand-held electronic device, pointed at the interference field from a distance of 18 inches for about two minutes, seems to be as effective as procaine injections.

Yes. Neural therapy can be accomplished with cold laser, microcurrent and energetic forms of chiropractic.

Between the 17th and 30th day after conception (or 4 to 6 weeks after the first day of a woman's last menstrual period), the neural tube forms in the embryo (developing baby) and then closes. The neural tube later becomes the baby's spinal cord, spine, brain, and skull. A neural tube defect (NTD) occurs when the neural tube fails to close properly, leaving the developing brain or spinal cord exposed to the amniotic fluid. The two most common neural tube defects are anencephaly and spina bifida.

Prolotherapy is usable for most types of skeletal muscular pain and if you are suffering from this type of pain, the physician who is familiar with prolotherapy, will surely be able to determine if this treatment would be a wise choice for you. It is then your choice after receiving all the facts, if this treatment would be beneficial and if you wish to go through the most conservative type of treatment that has a safety record and a beneficial effect or whether you want to go through surgery.

Most insurance companies do not pay for chelation therapy. Some pay for injections into various parts of the body which comes under the category of prolotherapy and/or neurotherapy. Medicare does not pay for these services.

Sixty million women are of childbearing age in the United States; all those who are capable of becoming pregnant are at risk for having an NTD-affected pregnancy. It is not possible to predict which women will have a pregnancy affected by an NTD. Ninety-five percent of NTDs occur in women with no personal or family history of NTDs. However, some risk factors are known: NTD-affected pregnancy increases a woman's chance to have another NTD-affected pregnancy approximately twenty times.

Neural wave healing is a simple, quick and effective way to remove, resolve and clear emotional and physical issues that hold us back on this journey of life. Brainwaves are intimate with the subconscious. The subconscious holds secrets, past issues, memories that are invisible to the conscious mind. Most of the problems that we face in our regular lives root their beginning from these core beliefs that have taken a permanent stands within us.

Beta blocker medications are the mainstay of therapy for most patients with the long QT syndrome. These medications are effective in about 90 % of affected subjects. However, a new study (Association of Long QT Syndrome Loci and Cardiac Events Among Patients Treated With Beta Blockers: JAMA. 2004;292:1341-1344) shows that among treated patients with LQT2 and LQT3 genotypes, there still is a high rate of cardiac events.

A neural network is a powerful data modeling tool that is able to capture and represent complex input/output relationships. The motivation for the development of neural network technology stemmed from the desire to develop an artificial system that could perform "intelligent" tasks similar to those performed by the human brain.

It is a common error to use a backpropagation neural network as the function approximator in one's first experiments with reinforcement learning, which almost always leads to an unsatisfying failure. The primary reason for the failure is that backpropation is fairly tricky to use effectively, doubly so in an online application like reinforcement learning.

The neural tube is a structure that forms in the developing embryo very early in pregnancy. This tube eventually develops into both the baby's brain and the spinal cord. If the tube does not close completely, an opening may remain along a part of the baby's back or head. An open neural tube defect occurs in 1 or 2 out of every 1000 births. It occurs in two forms: anencephaly and spina bifida. In anencephaly the brain and back of the skull are incomplete.

Neural nets are in fact learning machines. On the basis of examples, a relationship between input and output is being created. This is especially interesting for the object detection and recognition with the sensor data from the gripper. But it is also efficient for the kinematic optimization of the movements: splines can be improved by means of training with error feedback.

Neural networks are software programs that mimic how neurons in a brain work. Neurons that properly compute whatever problem is being solved receive higher weights than those that do not contribute to the solution. (This is a highly simplified explanation!) Owise works in a way similar to a software neural network, but each neuron is a full human being (such as: you!) As you make estimates of events occuring, Owise tracks your accuracy vs. the accuracy of the blended Owise estimate.

Artificial Neural Networks are structures simulated on a computer that work much like a network of nerve cells in nature, like in the human brain. Instead of using one single processor to do an enormous amount of number crunching in a very short time, neural networks take their advantage from their massively parallel structure.

Maintenance or supportive periodontal therapy is an ongoing program designed to prevent periodontal disease from recurring in patients who have undergone periodontal treatment. This ongoing phase of treatment will allow your periodontist to assess your periodontal health and make sure infection stays under control. During maintenance therapy, your mouth is examined, new calculus and plaque are removed, and, if necessary your teeth are polished and your bite is checked.

Destination Therapy" or permanent support is a new treatment option for patients with end-stage heart failure* ... The HeartMate eXtended Lead Vented Electric (XVE) LVAD is an enhanced version of the HeartMate SNAP-VE (Sutures Not Applied) device approved in November 2002 for use for Destination Therapy, or permanent support for end-stage heart failure patients (ESHF) who are not eligible for cardiac transplantation.

Not necessarily; the experience should match the treatment goals. Be open and let the therapist know how you are feeling and your treatment will be a lot more enjoyable and productive. If at any time the treatment you are receiving is causing you too much discomfort, tell your therapist and they will stop or ease off. The old adage "no pain no gain" is not relevant to massage therapy treatments you receive.

No. Nobody is ever asked to ‘confess’ or made to feel embarrassed. In fact, you don’t have to say a single word!

Massage therapy is a comprehensive intervention involving a range of techniques to manipulate the soft tissues and joints of the body. The purpose of massage therapy is to prevent, develop, maintain, rehabilitate or augment physical function or relieve pain. (Massage Therapy Act, 1991)

Your doctor may refer you to a Hand Therapist for a prescribed rehabilitation program. Our staff, which is composed of specially trained Occupational and Physical Therapists, will supervise you to assure that your hand or arm does not have signs of complications such as inflammation or undue swelling, and that it is healing well, an important factor that leads to a rapid return of function.

Some patients will need to continue with home exercises. Some may choose to continue with a gym exercise program. Others will complete their rehabilitation and return to normal daily activities. It is important that you communicate your goals to your therapist, so he/she can develop a custom program for you.