Neural Therapy & Dental Foci
A German-developed therapeutic method that uses local anesthetics to reset the autonomic nervous system, resolving distant symptoms by addressing hidden disturbance fields, often located in the mouth.
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A Method Rooted in the Nervous System
After the discovery of Novocaine by Alfred Einhorn around the turn of the 20th century, physicians Schleich and Spiess reported a surprisingly inflammation-halting effect in local application, along with pain relief that went far beyond the expected duration.
This method, called Healing Anesthesia, was further developed through injections into the sympathetic strain, nerve root areas, and cutivisceral reflex paths. A milestone came in 1940, when Ferdinand Huneke accidentally discovered the "Seconds Phenomenon," opening entirely new perspectives on focal illness.
The synthesis of Healing Anesthesia and the Seconds Phenomenon yields what we now call Neural Therapy, a method emphasizing the leading role of the autonomic nervous system.
The Three Pillars of Neural Therapy
Healing Anesthesia
Following the discovery of Novocaine, physicians observed a surprising inflammation-halting and pain-relieving effect that extended far beyond the expected duration of the anesthetic.
The Seconds Phenomenon
In 1940, Ferdinand Huneke accidentally discovered that injecting a neural therapeuticum into a disturbance field could instantly resolve distant complaints, opening entirely new medical perspectives.
Vegetative Regulation
Neural therapy emphasizes that the nervous system, especially the autonomic (vegetative) nervous system, plays the leading role in health and disease.
Disturbance Fields & the Mouth
Why biological dentistry and neural therapy are inseparable, the mouth is one of the most common sources of distant disturbance.
What Is a Disturbance Field?
A disturbance field (or focus) is any pathologically changed place or organ that silently causes distant dysfunction throughout the body. The tooth-gum area frequently acts as a disturbance field in its entirety.
The Dental Connection
The tooth-gum area shows a peculiarity: it must be tested in its entirety in one sitting. Even then, false negative findings are common, depending on the technique applied.
Why It Matters
When a local treatment repeatedly increases complaints, one must consider a disturbance field. Any further local therapy is meaningless until the guilty focus is found and addressed.
The Phenomena of Neural Therapy
Understanding these reactions is essential for evaluating therapy effects, they are road signs guiding the practitioner to the true source of dysfunction.
Seconds Phenomenon (Huneke)
The totality of distant disturbances disappears 100% in the same second after injection into the relevant disturbance field. Freedom from complaints must persist for 8 hours in the tooth-gum area and 20+ hours elsewhere.
Instant Phenomenon (Hopfer)
Improvement at one blow, but other conditions of the Seconds Phenomenon are not fulfilled. Evaluated as a pointer to the proximity of a disturbance field.
Late Phenomenon (Hopfer)
The reaction happens only after hours, but otherwise fulfills all conditions of the Huneke Phenomenon. Frequently observed in treatment of the thoracic area.
Reactions Phenomenon (Hopfer)
If a local treatment releases an increase of complaints, one should always consider a disturbance field, not assume the patient is simply sensitive.
Retrograde Phenomenon
Through local treatment, pains suddenly occur in the causative disturbance field, revealing the hidden source of distant symptoms.
Tiredness
After a successful neural-therapeutic treatment, heavy tiredness within a half hour forces the patient to lie down, nearly always a sign of good response.
An Efficient, Low-Risk Process
Low-Risk Profile
One of the most outstanding characteristics of neural therapy is its low-risk nature. In 20 years at the Viennese Focus Ambulance, 2½ million injections were given with only one quotable incident, and that was due to an undisclosed coagulation disorder.
Pure Therapeutica Only
The exclusive use of proven neural therapeutica from the Procaine and Lidocaine sequence, with absolute avoidance of adrenaline, corticoids, and alcohol derivatives.
A Complementary Method
Neural therapy is not a replacement but an efficient complementary process, often the last chance for suffering patients when conventional medicine has no answers.
Could a Dental Focus Be Causing Your Symptoms?
If conventional medicine has no answers, neural therapy may reveal a hidden disturbance field in your mouth that's driving distant symptoms throughout your body.