Neural Therapy
Headache Syndromes
For headaches of any kind, neural therapy according to Huneke can be extremely helpful. Here as well, the patient’s individual medical history and a very careful physical examination form the basis of the assessment.
It may occur that a characteristic headache pattern only begins after certain medical interventions (e.g. surgery of the nose and paranasal sinuses or dental root canal treatments), which provides an indication for an appropriate neural therapeutic approach. Furthermore, the most precise possible assessment of the location, character, radiation, and temporal course of the headaches is of crucial importance.
In combination with a comprehensive physical examination, including the entire spine, myofascial relationships, and active muscle trigger points, a neural therapeutic treatment concept can usually be developed.
Typical indications (selection) include:
- Tension-type headaches
- Migraine with and without aura, including special forms such as hormonal migraine, ocular migraine, chronic migraine, and vestibular migraine
- Trigeminal neuralgia
- Glossopharyngeal neuralgia
- Auriculotemporal neuralgia
- Typical and atypical facial pain
- Cluster headache (Bing–Horton syndrome)
- Persistent idiopathic facial pain
- Paroxysmal hemicrania
- Temporomandibular dysfunction (TMD), including active trigger points
- Headaches in the forehead or cheek area—unilateral or bilateral—often associated with chronic frontal or maxillary sinusitis
- Burning mouth syndrome / burning tongue syndrome
- Atypical dental pain
- Post-herpetic facial pain following shingles in the head region
- All painful conditions following surgery