Neural therapy in pain management – targeted impulses for chronic complaints
Dear Patients,
Chronic pain is not usually a purely local problem. Inflammation, muscular tension patterns, scar tissue, vegetative stress and interference fields often interact. This means that, particularly in the case of recurring or long-lasting complaints, it is often not enough to treat only the painful area.
At the Alpstein Clinic, we always consider pain in the context of the entire organism. Neural therapy can play a complementary role in this. In this medical injection procedure, small amounts of a local anaesthetic, usually procaine, are injected specifically into the skin, connective tissue, muscle attachments, scars or certain reflex and nerve zones. The aim is to relieve pain, calm local irritation and influence disturbed regulatory processes.
Why chronic pain requires an analysis of its causes
Why chronic pain requires an analysis of its causes
Integrative pain therapy does not focus solely on the symptom. Rather, it is crucial to identify the factors that can trigger, maintain or exacerbate the symptoms.
These can include:
- Inflammatory processes
- Muscular and structural strain
- Scars and possible interference fields
- Vegetative dysregulation
- Metabolic changes
- Stress from the teeth and jaw area
That is why pain therapy at the Alpstein Clinic begins with a careful analysis of the causes. Only on this basis can a decision be made as to which therapeutic steps are appropriate in each individual case.
What is neural therapy?
Neural therapy involves the targeted injection of a local anaesthetic. Depending on the symptoms, superficial and deeper injections are used. At the Alpstein Clinic, neural therapy is used as a versatile method to relieve pain and support the regulation and healing of the body. Depending on the indication, applications up to vegetative ganglion blockades are also possible.
In pain therapy, we do not consider neural therapy to be an isolated standard procedure, but rather part of an individual treatment concept. It can be a complementary option, especially for chronic, functional or recurrent symptoms.
For which complaints can neural therapy be useful?
At the Alpstein Clinic, we use neural therapy to treat conditions such as:
- chronic pain
- chronic inflammation
- circulatory and lymphatic drainage disorders
- tinnitus
- exhaustion
- possible dental or scar tissue interference fields
In the context of pain therapy, it can be considered in particular for recurring or persistent complaints of the musculoskeletal system, scar pain, head and facial pain, myofascial complaints or vegetative symptoms. However, whether it is suitable in individual cases always depends on the specific symptoms, the underlying causes and the medical findings.
Neural therapy as part of a holistic concept
At the Alpstein Clinic, neural therapy is part of a holistic, multi-stage treatment concept. It is combined with a careful analysis of the causes and supplemented with other procedures depending on the findings. These include biological dentistry, infusions, PRP, hyperthermia and other regenerative approaches.
The aim is not only to treat pain symptomatically, but also to incorporate possible stress factors and regulatory disorders into the therapy. In this context, neural therapy is an individualised supplement within a multimodal concept and not a blanket standard solution for every form of pain.
What patients should know before treatment
Neural therapy should always be understood as a medical procedure involving a prior medical history and individual indication. Not all types of pain are equally suitable for this method, and not all symptoms respond to it in the same way.
It is also important to take possible restrictions into account. At the Alpstein Clinic, for example, we note that only superficial injections are possible when taking blood thinners. In addition, a careful medical examination is always a prerequisite for treatment.
Effect and classification
Neural therapy is used as a complementary procedure in integrative pain medicine. In order to assess the method seriously, it is important to clearly separate clinical experience and scientific evidence. Neural therapy is not a miracle cure and cannot replace guideline-based pain medicine. However, it can be useful as part of an integrative, individually tailored treatment concept. It is therefore always crucial to make a realistic and medically sound assessment: suitability depends on the specific symptoms, the possible causes and the individual findings.
Our approach at the Alpstein Clinic
At the Alpstein Clinic, we take a cause-oriented approach to pain therapy. Neural therapy is one of several options for alleviating pain and supporting regulatory processes. The procedures used and how they are combined always depend on the individual situation. This results in a treatment concept that takes into account not only the symptoms themselves, but also their possible causes.
Dr. med. Jürgen Robert Strein
We look forward to meeting you in person
If you suffer from chronic or recurring pain and would like to learn more about the possibilities of neural therapy, we would be happy to advise you personally at the Alpstein Clinic.
