This document addresses neural therapy, a treatment approach based on the concept that energy flows freely through the body of a healthy person. Proponents claim that injury, disease, malnutrition, stress and even scar tissue disrupt this flow creating energy imbalances called interference fields. Neural therapy purports to manage chronic disease and disorders by considering four components: the structural component, the electromagnetic component, the biochemical component and the psychological component. Treatments include anesthetic injections, including those to areas distant from the site of the pain, medication and nutritional support, electromagnetic stimulation and psychological intervention.

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• CG-ANC-03 Acupuncture

Position Statement

Investigational and Not Medically Necessary:

Neural therapy is considered investigational and not medically necessary for all indications.