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

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).

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.

No, it is not a nervous disorder. Those who have alopecia areata have not caused it and have no control over its course.

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.

Our bodies are composed of trillions of cells that make up each of our different parts. The function, coordination, and regulation of these parts are all accomplished by a continuous flow of healthy signals though all of the different nerves in our body which make up the nervous system. Thus the nervous system helps to coordinate and control every action our bodies perform.

No. But what does bug me is when piercers don't bother educating themselves. There is so much information available and we have this wonderful tool called the internet. How hard can it be to Google search "ASTM for stainless steel"? I am also not opposed at all for someone, like another piercer, to call and ask me a question.

Caffeine, the stimulant that gets you going, is one of the world's most widely used drugs. It has been a part of our diet for centuries. Coffee is the main source of caffeine, but soft drinks run a very close second. Here are some facts about caffeine: For most people moderate amounts of caffeine cause no physical harm. But for some, excessive caffeine can cause anxiety, insomnia, headaches or stomach irritation.

Some nerves are normal when taking any examination. In fact some nerves CAN actually be of benefit to you by helping you concentrate. The Driving Test is nothing to fear. There is no secret to success. Be fully prepared by knowing what to expect, but above all believe in yourself and your ability Try NOT to tell your friends when you are taking your test to avoid that pressure. Between lessons, keep practicing what your instructor has taught you. The world won't end if you fail.

It is not required, but some patients do request medication to help them relax. If you do elect to take medication for your nerves, please have someone accompany you to the clinic if possible.

The girls are fun loving, sensitive, and down to earth & will do their best to put you at ease for the time you are with us.

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.

Kuntz nerves are tiny accessory nerve fibers, which branch away from the main sympathetic trunk. Although many surgeons believe that these nerves are present in only 10% of the population, our surgeons have found them in approximately 70-80% of their patients. If not identified and divided, these small nerve fibers may, over time, regain the function of the clipped/severed sympathetic nerve and the patient may experience a mild to full recurrence of symptoms (i.e., sweating and/or blushing).

The vagus nerves are a primary communication pathway between the brain and the abdominal organs and control much of the activity of the stomach, intestine, and pancreas.

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.

Your spinal column consists of 24 moveable bones, the vertebrae. Between the moveable vertebrae are your discs, which are soft, flexible "shock absorbers" that are made up of an outer cartilage portion and an inner "liquid" center. (Think of a jelly bismark with the dough as the cartilage and the jelly as the inner liquid.) Your vertebrae need to move in order to stay healthy.

A relaxing massage can calm a persons nerves and improve a sense of well being. A hotel called me and asked if I could give a soon to be bride a relaxing massage. She was so nervous she was requesting to cancel the wedding. The massage gave her the confidence and time out to regroup and continue with her wedding.