Neuro Emotional Technique

Neuro Emotional Technique (NET) is a gentle method used to identify and help clear emotional stress patterns that may be affecting the brain, body, and nervous system. Using muscle testing, Dr. Rehl looks for connections between a physical symptom or body pattern, such as a spinal subluxation, muscle tension, digestive issue, or blood sugar handling stress, and specific thoughts, emotions, or unresolved stress responses.

During an NET session, specific nerve plexuses on the spine and energy points are used while the patient visualizes and breathes. The goal is to help the body interrupt the old stress pattern and “reset” the way the brain and nervous system are responding. In simple terms, NET helps disconnect the emotional charge from the physical pattern so the body can relax, regulate, and respond more normally.

NET is kind, non-invasive, and gentle. It can be especially useful for repetitive thoughts, stress, emotional triggers, family or social conflict, difficulty creating new habits, and patterns that seem to keep repeating even when you logically understand them.

You do not have to be ready to talk through every detail of what is bothering you. If you can visualize, breathe, and participate in the process, NET can often be used in a simple and respectful way to help the body release stored emotional stress.

When emotional stress affects the nervous system, certain muscles may weaken, tighten, or “guard” around an area of spinal stress or subluxation. This can make an adjustment harder to perform or less effective because the body is still holding the same protective pattern.

Using muscle testing, Dr. Rehl can identify whether an emotional stress response is contributing to the problem. With Neuro Emotional Technique (NET), he can help calm and reset that pattern so the body relaxes, the muscles respond better, and chiropractic care becomes more effective.

When emotional stress affects the nervous system, it can also affect how the body regulates digestion, blood sugar, cravings, inflammation, and other functional medicine concerns. Sometimes a patient may appear to need more nutritional support, but the real block may be an emotional stress pattern that is keeping the body in a reactive state.

Using muscle testing, Dr. Rehl can help identify whether an emotional pattern is interfering with progress. For example, digestive stress, blood sugar handling issues, or difficulty following a healthier eating plan may not always be purely nutritional. There may be a stress response connected to old beliefs, frustration, overwhelm, self-sabotage, or the feeling that change is too difficult.

With Neuro Emotional Technique (NET), Dr. Rehl can help calm and reset these patterns so the body can respond better to functional medicine care. This may help patients feel more relaxed, more regulated, and more able to follow through with nutrition, supplements, lifestyle changes, and other steps that support better health.