Neuro emotional technique
Encyclopedia
Neuro Emotional Technique (NET) is a psychotherapeutic/chiropractic
system that combines a number of techniques and principles from traditional Chinese medicine
, chiropractic
and applied kinesiology
. It is an holistic
approach to well-being focusing on imbalances in the structure of the skeletomuscular system, unresolved "negative emotional blocks", toxins in the body, and deficiencies in nutrition.
NET describes "negative emotional complexes" (NEC) as being stored in the body, and claims to help release or resolve them. It was originally formulated by chiropractor
Scott Walker in the early 1980s, and dealt primarily with vertebral subluxation
s. Scott Walker claims that NET is not a form of Psychotherapy even though it deals with emotional blocks. Anecdotally, patients reported they were less stressed, happier, and felt more at ease after treatment with NET. Some reports in the chiropractic literature support the effectiveness of NET.
(muscle testing). Applied Kinesiology has been criticized on theoretical and empirical
grounds as a pseudoscience
.
was no longer present, though further research is needed to validate any casual relationship.
Chiropractic
Chiropractic is a health care profession concerned with the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disorders of the neuromusculoskeletal system and the effects of these disorders on general health. It is generally categorized as complementary and alternative medicine...
system that combines a number of techniques and principles from traditional Chinese medicine
Traditional Chinese medicine
Traditional Chinese Medicine refers to a broad range of medicine practices sharing common theoretical concepts which have been developed in China and are based on a tradition of more than 2,000 years, including various forms of herbal medicine, acupuncture, massage , exercise , and dietary therapy...
, chiropractic
Chiropractic
Chiropractic is a health care profession concerned with the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disorders of the neuromusculoskeletal system and the effects of these disorders on general health. It is generally categorized as complementary and alternative medicine...
and applied kinesiology
Applied kinesiology
Applied kinesiology is an alternative medicine method used for diagnosis and determination of therapy. According to practitioners using Applied Kinesiology techniques, it provides feedback on the functional status of the body. AK is a practice within the realm of alternative medicine and is...
. It is an holistic
Holistic health
Holistic health is a concept in medical practice upholding that all aspects of people's needs, psychological, physical and social should be taken into account and seen as a whole. As defined above, the holistic view on treatment is widely accepted in medicine...
approach to well-being focusing on imbalances in the structure of the skeletomuscular system, unresolved "negative emotional blocks", toxins in the body, and deficiencies in nutrition.
NET describes "negative emotional complexes" (NEC) as being stored in the body, and claims to help release or resolve them. It was originally formulated by chiropractor
Chiropractor
A Chiropractor, according to the Association of Chiropractic Colleges , "focuses on the relationship between the body's main structures – the skeleton, the muscles and the nerves – and the patient's health. Chiropractors believe that health can be improved and preserved by making adjustments to...
Scott Walker in the early 1980s, and dealt primarily with vertebral subluxation
Vertebral subluxation
Vertebral subluxation is a term that is commonly used by some chiropractors to describe signs and symptoms of the spinal column. Those chiropractors who assert this concept also add a visceral component to the definition...
s. Scott Walker claims that NET is not a form of Psychotherapy even though it deals with emotional blocks. Anecdotally, patients reported they were less stressed, happier, and felt more at ease after treatment with NET. Some reports in the chiropractic literature support the effectiveness of NET.
Criticisms
NET bases assessments of the structure, toxins, nutrition, and emotions of a patient on applied kinesiologyApplied kinesiology
Applied kinesiology is an alternative medicine method used for diagnosis and determination of therapy. According to practitioners using Applied Kinesiology techniques, it provides feedback on the functional status of the body. AK is a practice within the realm of alternative medicine and is...
(muscle testing). Applied Kinesiology has been criticized on theoretical and empirical
Empirical
The word empirical denotes information gained by means of observation or experimentation. Empirical data are data produced by an experiment or observation....
grounds as a pseudoscience
Pseudoscience
Pseudoscience is a claim, belief, or practice which is presented as scientific, but which does not adhere to a valid scientific method, lacks supporting evidence or plausibility, cannot be reliably tested, or otherwise lacks scientific status...
.
Research
When used to treat emotional trauma in a group of seven cancer patients, improvements of up to 88% were shown in symptom reduction. In an uncontrolled case series involving two patients, NET was shown to be effective in fertility issues by relieving stress related symptoms. Further study was recommended. Another study found NET provided improvements in chronic neck pain sufferers over a control group receiving a sham protocol of NET. Another study found that following NET treatment a professionally diagnosed case of Separation Anxiety DisorderSeparation anxiety disorder
Separation anxiety disorder is a psychological condition in which an individual experiences excessive anxiety regarding separation from home or from people to whom the individual has a strong emotional attachment...
was no longer present, though further research is needed to validate any casual relationship.