Neural Therapy for Chronic Pain Treatment
Neural Therapy is the injection of a local anesthetic, usually procaine (aka novocaine) into a trigger point or a very specific area in the body, such as glands, scars, peripheral nerves and ganglia. Neural therapy can often provide instant, long-term relief from chronic pain which is why it has become a popular chronic pain treatment option.
How Doest Neural Therapy Work?
Simply put, neural therapy unblocks a negative stimulus in areas of tissue damage in the body that interferes with the autonomic nervous system. This results in production of a positive stimulus so that the nervous system can return to it’s original healthy functions such as regulating blood flow to every organ and gland in the body. It is the damaged tissue that results in the chronic pain sensations that we feel. By injecting anesthetic into this painful region, it is believed that the result is a removal of the interference signal that is preventing proper blood circulation to the body, which results in the much desired effect of removing the chronic pain sensations felt in specific areas of the body.
Can Neural Therapy Treat Chronic Pain?
There is growing research lending support to the theory that our Autonomic Nervous System is main culprit in Chronic Pain sensations. This is something that many scientists have known to be true for over 50 years. Since neural therapy helps the Autonomic Nervous System to function properly, this chronic pain treatment has been effective in helping many people find relief from chronic pain.
How Does Neural Therapy Compare to Prolotherapy in Treating Chronic Pain?
Where prolotherapy helps rebuild damaged tissue to relieve pain by injecting a sugar substance into the area and focuses on musculoskeletal issues in the body, neural therapy focuses on Autonomic Nervous System interference by injecting an anesthetic into the trigger point. Both chronic pain therapy treatments are used in combination when there is both musculoskeletal and ANS problems associated with chronic pain.
Watch the video below to get one doctor’s explanation of both Neural Therapy and Prolotherapy…
