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AIM March 2006.qxd 15/03/2006 15:32 Page 50 Media reviews Neural Therapy and Applied Neurophysiology In ‘Treatment of Interference Fields’ there are exact Robert F Kidd descriptions of procaine injection techniques, both for scars and for other favourite targets of neural therapy Hardback, 224 pages, price: $79.95 such as tonsils and the autonomic ganglia. For needle Published by the author phobics, the use of the Tenscam device is www.neuraltherapybook.com recommended. Importantly, the author feels that ISBN: 0973780002 manipulative treatment is a useful adjunct and in some cases is essential for good results. Neural therapy might be of interest to readers who A chapter is devoted to ‘Dental Aspects’, and also use hollow needles. Dr Kidd, a Canadian, the potential problems are discussed of tooth decay, describes how he became interested in neural therapy of dental infection and of faulty mechanics and via general medicine, Cyriax’s orthopaedic medicine, neuromuscular control, as well as toxic or osteopathy and craniosacral therapy. He can thus electrogalvanic effects of fillings. give an overview of how this therapy (and others) The author deals with heavy metal toxicity from could be useful, where ‘standard’ therapies have not a basic science background, then takes the reader provided an answer. through the history, examination, and clinical testing. As Dr Kidd says, there has been almost nothing He follows this by treatment methods including written in the English language about Huneke’s physiological ones (eg garlic, brassica vegetables neural therapy, which is still most widely practised in and chlorella) and the pharmaceutical chelating Germany, after its beginnings in the 1930s. These agents. dentists were concerned that ‘active scars’ in the Nutrition, organic solvent toxicity and body could affect people’s general health. The preface psychological aspects are further chapters before we sets out the book’s aim of guiding the physician into reach the ‘New Paradigm for Diagnosis and and through an understanding of neural therapy, so Treatment’. The author argues the case for using the that it can be used clinically. neurophysiological model for common disease (and The book is written in a style that carries the autonomic nervous system dysfunction can indeed be reader easily through difficult topics such as said to be present in such disorders as migraine, neurophysiological principles and cell membrane asthma, cardiac arrhythmias, gastric reflux, irritable stability, as the author is at pains to relate concepts bowel, urinary incontinence and perhaps recurrent and practice to scientific facts and knowledge. The infections). whole book is extensively referenced. In the latter chapters of the book the cynical Chapter 3 is ‘Interference Fields’ – originally a reader will look in vain for references which prove term applied to the effect of scars, but the author the efficacy of these treatments beyond doubt. extends this concept of autonomic dysfunction to Nevertheless I regard this book as a statement of embrace somatic dysfunction. fascinating work in progress, which will stimulate Chapter 4, ‘Autonomic Response Testing’, is every reader to think about many common clinical where it gets harder for the reader. Classically, in problems in a new light, then hopefully will neural therapy the procaine injection routine is encourage the addition of more scientific data to laboriously tried on all the potential targets in turn; the show the reliability and overall effectiveness of the author has looked at other testing methods, including various techniques described. skin temperature and resistance, but has developed the technique of applied kinesiology where muscle Richard Ellis strength is felt to vary according to the hands of the Rheumatologist examiner identifying the site of the problem. Southampton ACUPUNCTURE IN MEDICINE 2006;24(1):50-51. 50 www.medical-acupuncture.co.uk/aimintro.htm
Acupuncture in Medicine – SAGE
Published: Mar 1, 2006
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