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How does it work?
The Niel-Asher technique®
Interactive GuideWhat is the Niel-Asher Technique® and how does it work?
The Niel-Asher Technique® is a 'natural' method utilizing the body's own healing mechanisms. No drugs, no surgery. It is HANDS-ON-ONLY. It uses a specific and unique sequence of manipulations and pressure points to the shoulder joints and soft-tissues. In essence, these can be thought of as ‘inputs’ into the nervous system. This unique combination stimulates a new pathway in the brain, rapidly releasing injury and spasm and increasing strength and power. We have labeled this idea Cortex-Neuro-Somatic-Programming® (CNSP®). The technique 'fools' the body/brain into healing itself by addressing the two main components of the problem - pain and stiffness. Initially the technique aims to significantly reduce the pain, by treating the swelling around various shoulder tendons (especially the long head biceps tendon). Following this, the technique moves on to rapidly defrost and improve the range of shoulder motion by stimulating a unique sequence of reflexes hidden within the muscles. This works on the parts of the brain that co-ordinate the shoulder muscles called the motor cortex. By using a unique choreographed sequence of reflexes one against another the brain is fooled into changing the fixed capsular pattern. We do not force the arm; instead you keep it still whilst we apply the pressure.
Cortex-Neuro-Somatic-Programming® (CNSP®)
Simeon likens this theory to an aspect of Neuro-linguistic Programming (NLP). In NLP, the modality of language as an input is manipulated in specific ways. This seems to change the way that the brain interprets, processes and responds to various stimuli. In CNSP, somatic inputs (trigger points, pain responses, joint position and other somatic stimuli) can be blended in specific and coordinated sequences (or programs). The brain interprets these somatic inputs at the level of the spinal cord (locally) and the sensory cortex (in the brain); it responds by changing the motor output (changing the reciprocal inhibition and facilitation patterns) resulting in a plethora of changes such as increased strength and power, reduced pain and disability and increased function. Furthermore patients treated with this technique should see a tangible improvement with each treatment session.
