William Faber, D.O., of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, says that neural therapy treats pain and illness and resolves trauma in the body by working to reverse the cumulative effects of injury. The structural integrity of the body can be disturbed by injury, causing the energy flow to be blocked.

  Neural therapy corrects these blockages in the body through the use of anesthetics injected into the nerve sites of the autonomic (independent) nervous system, acupuncture points, scars, glands, and other tissues. The most commonly used anesthetics are procaine and lidocaine. Marvin Penwell, D.O., of Linden, Michigan, explains that these are very easily metabolized by the body, meaning that the body is able to break down their molecules into other chemical forms that can be readily eliminated. This safeguards against side effects.

  By using the pathways of the autonomic nervous system, neural therapy delivers energy to cells short-circuited by disease or injury, and helps to regulate biological energy. Although a series of injections is usually required, a single injection can relieve pain instantly and, in many cases, restore complete health, even if the disease has lingered for years.