International Association for Nerve Reflexologie and Manual Neurotherapy. www.mnt-nr.com info@mnt-nr.com Mobile: +32/475.804.790 Company address: Albertkanaalstraat 22 3511 Kuringen Belgium Office address: De Terlinestraat 10 8600 Diksmuide-Keiem The MNT-NR-concept. Therapy in a pain physiological and holistic concept 1. Pain physiology as the science based knowledge. Pain is the unique domain of the nervous system. It is “an unpleasant emotional feeling as a consequence of tissue damage or nearly tissue damage or as a consequence of emotional and other sensitization processes in the central nervous system. Interfering in pain means interfering in the nervous system. Or like David Butler, a famous Australian physiotherapist says: “It’s the nerve that hurts, so treat the nerve”. In MNT-NR pain is analysed in four pillars by a well-structured anamnesis and assessment. . Each pillar represents a part of the nervous system. Filling in these 4 pillars makes clear in which pathways the therapist has to interfere by nerve reflexology. Administrators: Nico Pauly Griet Rondel Norbert Gosch V.O.F. BE088.231.384 By history taking and assessments, the therapist detects all functional disorders that take part at the final pain. He/she gets a view on which parts of the nervous system are involved and can be treated. International Association for Nerve Reflexologie and Manual Neurotherapy. 2. A holistic approach. www.mnt-nr.com info@mnt-nr.com Mobile: +32/475.804.790 Respect the principles of the nervous system and pain physiology, automatically leads to a holistic approach in treatment. The body is one large movement system where muscles, joints, bones and organs constantly move in a close relationship. These movement chains are innervated by nerve chains also in a close relationship. Did you know? Company address: Albertkanaalstraat 22 3511 Kuringen Belgium Office address: De Terlinestraat 10 8600 Diksmuide-Keiem Administrators: Nico Pauly Griet Rondel Norbert Gosch V.O.F. BE088.231.384 That all thoracic, lumbar and sacral peripheral nerves snot only innervate musculoskeletal structures but also fascial tissues connecting organs to muscles? That in the spinal cord and in the ascending pathways to the brain visceral and musculoskeletal impulses are mixed? The result in the brain is a mixed stimulus. That the sympathetic nervous system can enhance blood flow in the musculoskeletal structures and at the same time decreases blood flow in the digestive tract? That psycho-emotional aspects cab change muscle and organ function by hormones and neurotransmission and therefore can increase and maintain pain? Certainly in chronic pain states, somatic and autonomic symptoms show a clear relationship. A holistic treatment, combining nervous system, musculoskeletal and visceral structures is necessary. In MNT-NR a treatment runs as follows: Detecting disturbed transmission in all parts of the nervous system. Detecting on how stimuli from musculoskeletal, organ and hormonal system are connected. Detecting on how emotions and other brain stimuli are enhancing pain. Therapy with nerve reflex points and other neuroreflective manual techniques.