Neuro Emotional Technique

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Neuro Emotional Technique (NET) is a chiropractic healing methodology used to normalize unresolved physical and/or behavioral patterns in the body[1]. A mind/body approach that uses speech, general semantics, emotions, acupuncture meridians and chiropractic principles and elements of traditional psychology. Although the originators of NET state that NET is not a form of Psychotherapy as it does not involve talk therapy or counselling it has been adapted for use by Psychologists and other mind/body healing professionals.

There are thousands of trained NET professionals around the world. The One foundation (a non-profit NET research foundation) claims that:

"more than 4,000 doctors, therapists, and other licensed healthcare workers in all 50 states [of the USA] and over 30 countries throughout the world have been trained to assist patients with NET".

Most chiropractors are NET trained and use muscle testing and NET treatments regularly in their day to day practice.

1 How it works
2 History
3 NET Homeopathic Remedies
4 Training and certification
5 Research
6 Similarities with other therapies
7 Reference Articles
8 Finding a certified NET practitioner
9 NET Video
10 Links
11 See also

According conventional neurology emotions are stored in neuropeptides throughout the brain and body.

"The information-carrying peptide molecules circulate freely about the body in the cerebrospinal fluid, blood and other extracellular fluids, and their action at specific receptor sites on cells connects not only various organs and biological processes but also mental and physical states."[2]

According to NET theory (and other energy based therapies) these stored emotions can cause physical diseases and mental illness if they are unresolved. By removing or resolving these emotional blocks using NET the condition or disease is alleviated or eliminated.

The NET practitioner finds emotional blocks by using muscle testing and asking the patient questions. Once the emotional block is found in the body (usually linked to a specific organ) the practitioner tells the patient to focus on the emotional issue that needs to be resolved and place one hand on the organ area and the other on the forehead. The practitioner then taps on specific spinal acupuncture points using the edge of the hand or a chiropractor’s activator. The practitioner then muscle tests again to see if the issue is resolved or there are other aspects to the issue.

The practitioner may also use NET homeopathic remedies specifically designed to work with emotions.

Developed by Dr Scott Walker (a Doctor of Chiropractic) who graduated from Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport, Iowa in 1965. Dr Walker began teaching NET in 1988. In 1994 he developed homeopathic remedies which are used by NET practitioners in conjunction with NET techniques.

For his work, Dr. Walker was voted by his peers as the Chiropractor of the Year in 1992.

NET practitioners use Homeopathic remedies developed by Dr Walker specifically for working with emotions. Not all NET practitioners use Homepathic remedies and it is not a requirement for treatment but is used as an aid to treatment.

To become a NET certified practitioner an applicant must hold a Masters degree or better in their chosen therapeutic field and be licensed or certified through a state or national board in order to qualify for training and certification. This has meant that NET has been tightly controlled and restricted to professionally qualified health care professionals such as Medical Doctors, Psychologists, Psychiatrists and Chiropractors.

Training courses are offered by NET Incorporated.

The ONE Research Foundation is a charitable non-profit organization that funds scientific research into NET and regularly publishes research papers on NET.

One Foundation research papers