The Role of

Interference
Fields
in Healing
Chronic Illness

Dr. Christine Schaffner

‘‘Interference fields can

be roadblocks to healing.
Once identified and
removed, the body can
‘‘
self-regulate and heal.

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Interference AUTONOMIC
NERVOUS SYSTEM

Fields This is the network of

nerves that control the
involuntary processes in the
Imagine the body as a beautiful city body. Spinal nerves of the
lit up at night. Street lights sparkle for autonomic nervous system
miles and buildings glow against the connect the brain to organs
dark sky. But on closer inspection, in the body, as well as other
there is a dark spot amongst the bright nerves controlling digestion
lights, a strange anomaly that disrupts secretions, heart rate, blood
the picturesque view. This is what an pressure, etc.
interference field is like in the city of
lights of our autonomic nervous system: FASCIA
a disruption in the pathway of nerves These bands of connective
that speaks to the brain and keeps our tissues surround muscles
systems running smoothly. and organs in the body. Think
of fascia as the protective
Interference fields can be scars, focal
“Saran Wrap” of the body
infections, tonsils, silver fillings, and
that can get crinkled up and
root canals as some primary examples.
cause tension.
It is an area of previous trauma that is
disrupting information that another part
of the body desperately needs. These EXTRACELLULAR
bodily traumas are not fresh and are MATRIX (ECM)
easy to overlook as they are usually not This space between cells is a
painful and, especially in the case of network in itself that moves
fillings, often completely forgotten. cell secretions of hormones,
nutrients and waste products
Interference fields can be the key to throughout the body.
alleviating a chronic problem in another
seemingly unconnected part of the body. NEURAL THERAPY
Let’s go through how interference fields A German injection
work, how to find them and the neural therapy used to address
therapy that can change lives. interference fields.
 INTERFERENCE FIELDS

What it is: Where it is:

If the autonomic nervous system Interference fields can be
is how messages traverse the anywhere in the body and
body, then the extracellular do not always have an easily
matrix is how hormones, discernible connection to the
nutrients and waste products chronic conditions they create.
get from one place to another These scars, dental issues and
within the body. Interference other places of former trauma
fields can disrupt the messages can be abundant on the body
from the autonomic nervous and can represent multiple
system and accumulate toxins interference fields. Organs can
from the extracellular matrix. also be a site for infection and the
Chronic conditions arise from the accumulation of toxins. These
disruption of information and the interference areas silently and
bioaccumulation of toxins from chronically disturb unrelated
interference fields. parts of the body.
Routine examinations and When working with patients and
bloodwork rarely diagnose the taking a history, special attention
true cause of these chronic should be paid to areas of
conditions. Sometimes these previous injury that leave scars,
conditions get labeled as concussions, surgery sites, and
psychosomatic and cause dental work. These areas are
patients emotional distress usually asymptomatic and give
along with the bodily chronic no outward signal at all to the
ramifications of the condition. patient.
 Dental work in particular
can be a silent site of
interference
Mercury amalgam fillings leak toxins
into the extracellular matrix and Of course, the intimate connection
cause long-term damage. Mercury between dental health and the overall
is a toxic heavy metal that can make well being of the body has long been
up as much as 50 percent of an known. So, there can be obvious foci
amalgam filling. While most dentists of infection from impacted teeth and
have been moving away from mercury faulty dental work. But less obvious
amalgam fillings, most adults have can be the tonsils, which are a part
these fillings quietly building up of the lymphatic system and should
toxins in the body. be given careful consideration.
Patients with mercury amalgam
Root canals are another area that fillings or other dental issues
can present as an interference field or should be referred to a doctor that
focal infection. A root canal is a dental specializes in biological dentistry.
procedure intended to remove all nerves More harm than good can come from
connected to a tooth; however, it often removing these if not done properly.
leaves the area open for infection, even
when sealed off with a crown. THESE WEBSITES CAN BE A
GOOD PLACE TO START THE
Wisdom teeth, and particularly the
cavitation they create, can be linked JOURNEY TO BETTER
to a number of disorders and serve DENTAL HEALTH.
as a common interference field.
International Academy of
Because of their placement in the
mouth, wisdom teeth can be difficult Biological Dentistry and
to properly care for and even treat. Medicine
They can become impacted into the iabdm.org
jawbone, causing pain along with
inviting infection and interference. International Academy
Especially once they are removed, of Oral Medicine and
the empty cavity can serve as a Toxicology
hotbed for infection. iaomt.org
The Huneke
Phenomenon
In 1940, German doctor Ferdinand Huneke had
treated a woman with chronic shoulder pain by
injecting local anesthetic in and around the painfully
frozen right shoulder with no success. In fact, this
woman’s pain had gone on so long and been so
intense that other doctors had removed her tonsils
and most of her teeth in an effort to find the focal
spot of the infection. She returned to Dr. Huneke one
more time when she was experiencing pain in an old
surgical scar on her left shin. Dr. Huneke injected
the scar with a local anesthetic to alleviate her pain

‘‘
and she felt immediate relief in her right shoulder.

This experience was so startling that I could have

no doubt that I was looking at a fundamentally new piece
of knowledge and that I was on the track of a hitherto
‘‘
unknown law in the field of focal processes.
— Dr. Ferdinand Huneke (Williams, Louisa, Radical Medicine, p.277)

HOW TO TREAT:

NEURAL THERAPY originated in SCAR THERAPY is a good place to

Germany in the early 1900s. In neural begin with patients, injecting directly into
therapy a local anesthetic is injected the scar or the tissue surrounding it.
into the disturbed area interrupting the
abnormal neural signals coming from SEGMENTAL THERAPY allows
the interference field. The injection practitioners to reach organs through
improves polarity of cell membranes injections into connective tissue that
and as the electrical polarity improves represent segmental patterns around
more nutrients enter and toxins leave the major organs. This increases blood
interference field. This allows the body to flow and helps flush out toxins and
self-regulate and heal as lymphatic flow brings nutrients to the organ.
and circulation in the tissue improve.
Massage with oils and creams can be
Injecting with compounded, preservative- used as a home remedy for patients
free Procaine breaks down scar tissue with needle aversions or for scars in
and resets electrical messages going particularly personal areas, such as
through the autonomic nervous system. episiotomy scars. Home remedies also
Neural therapy also helps the flow of allow patients to observe and regulate
the extracellular matrix and to “un- the emotions that come with relieving
crinkle” fascial membranes. chronic conditions.
 Interference Fields
and Emotions
A patient’s journey often has involved a series of doctors that could not
find the genesis of his or her chronic condition and labeled it as “all in
your head.” As interference fields are found and dealt with, a variety of
emotions may accompany this treatment. It is not unusual for a patient
to suddenly start sobbing as the neural therapy takes effect. Even for
patients who don’t have serious chronic conditions, interference fields
can hold emotions around the cause of the scar itself and changing the
electrical messages can release emotions and improve overall well being.

Resources and support:

There are a number of resources available for best practices;
please keep in mind not all practitioners are created equally.
“Neural Therapy” by Dr. Christine Schaffner
Radical Medicine, Louisa L. Williams, chapters 3, 10, 11
Khan Academy website, “The extracellular matrix and the cell wall”
 About
Dr. Christine
Schaffner
Since graduating from Bastyr
University as a Naturopathic
physician, Dr. Christine Schaffner
has worked to create a new kind of
health journey, co-creating the world
renowned Sophia Health Institute with
her mentor, Dr. Dietrich Klinghardt.

Dr. Schaffner has cultivated

unique skills and very advanced
knowledge on uncommon treatment
protocols, like frequency and energy
medicine and worked with very elite
practitioners on treating chronic
illnesses and persistent Lyme
disease. She strives to improve
access, outcomes, and speed of
recovery for patients, wherever they
may be on their health journey.

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