Why I Started Using NET in My Treatments

If you've ever had a niggle that just won't fully go away. It might be a shoulder, a jaw, a tight chest. You'll know how frustrating it is. You get treatment, it eases off, and then a few weeks later it's back. Sometimes there's an obvious reason. Sometimes there isn't.

In clinic, I notice a pattern a lot. Someone comes in with a physical complaint, and when we talk it through, it often lines up with something stressful going on in their life. It could be a tough week at work, a difficult conversation, a period of just not stopping. Not always. But often enough that it's hard to ignore.

That's part of why I added Neuro Emotional Technique (NET) into my treatments. NET works on the idea that physical pain doesn't always have a purely physical cause. Sometimes the body is holding onto stress, or an old pattern, or something unresolved, and it shows up as tension or pain instead.

I want to be clear about what this isn't. It's not me telling you your pain is "all in your head." It's not deep psychoanalysis, and you won't be lying on a couch talking about your childhood. It's a fairly simple, practical process. We talk a bit about what's going on, I use some gentle muscle testing to find where the body's holding tension, and we work through it together, alongside the acupuncture itself.

What I see most often is this: people who are carrying a lot…. work, family, the mental load of being the one everyone relies on; and whose bodies are quietly keeping score of it. Treating the physical symptom on its own can help, but it doesn't always get to what's underneath it. That's where NET tends to make the bigger difference.

It's not a quick fix, and I won't pretend it is. But if you've been treating the same issue for a while and it keeps resurfacing, or you've got a feeling that stress is playing a bigger part than you've given it credit for, it's worth a try.

You can book a session with me directly.

~ Adele