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Prof. Dr. Dr. med. Hüseyin NAZLIKUL^1,2,3,4,5 ,
Prof. Dr. Fatma Gülcin URAL NAZLIKUL^6,7

¹President of IFMANT (International Federation of Medical Associations of Neural Therapy), Schattenhalb, Switzerland.

²President of the Turkish Neural Therapy Society ( BNR), Istanbul, Turkey

³President of the Turkish Manual Medicine- Pain Regulation Association (MTRA), Istanbul, Turkey

⁴Faculty of Medicine, Department of Biophysics, Istanbul University of Health and Technology

⁵Nazlikul Naturel Foundation for the Development of Healthy Habitats, Istanbul, Turkey

⁶Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Istanbul Health and Technology University, Istanbul, Turkey

⁷President of the Association for Scientific Complementary Medicine and Regulation (BTR), Istanbul, Turkey.

Background :
Non-specific low back pain (NSLBP) is one of the most common musculoskeletal disorders worldwide and has a considerable impact on patients’ quality of life and healthcare systems. Differentiating between functional and degenerative causes is essential for effective treatment. Conventional therapeutic approaches often offer only limited relief, especially in chronic cases. This paper examines the effectiveness of neural therapy and acupuncture as promising regulatory treatment methods for both functional and degenerative back pain.

Methods :
Non-specific low back pain (NSLBP) is one of the most common musculoskeletal disorders worldwide and has a considerable impact on patients’ quality of life and healthcare systems. Differentiating between functional and degenerative causes is essential for effective treatment. Conventional therapeutic approaches often offer only limited relief, especially in chronic cases. This paper examines the effectiveness of neural therapy and acupuncture as promising regulatory treatment methods for both functional and degenerative back pain.

Results :
Non-specific low back pain (NSLBP) is one of the most common musculoskeletal disorders worldwide and has a considerable impact on patients’ quality of life and healthcare systems. Differentiating between functional and degenerative causes is essential for effective treatment. Conventional therapeutic approaches often offer only limited relief, especially in chronic cases. This paper examines the effectiveness of neural therapy and acupuncture as promising regulatory treatment methods for both functional and degenerative back pain.

Conclusion :
Neural therapy and acupuncture are valuable therapeutic modalities for both functional and degenerative low back pain. Their effects on the autonomic nervous system and chronic pain mechanisms make them particularly effective within an integrative, multimodal treatment strategy. As minimally invasive and cost-effective procedures, they represent evidence-based methods with high patient acceptance. Further clinical research is required to solidify their role in modern pain and rehabilitation medicine.

Keywords: Neural therapy, acupuncture, non-specific low back pain, autonomic nervous system, functional back pain, pain modulation, myofascial pain.