Have you again started experiencing troublesome allergic reactions this spring season? Your eyes may have become red and itchy, you have started sneezing, and most probably you are thinking of taking antihistamines or consulting an allergist. Right?
If yes, then just wait and give it a second thought. What do you think about visiting an acupuncturist? Don’t scream or frown. Acupuncture also can solve a great deal of those problems caused by allergies. Believe us, it’s a well proven treatment for allergies and many people are opting for this treatment nowadays.
Why Switch to Acupuncture?
Most of us have certainly heard about the several benefits of acupuncture. The ancient eastern healing practice has eventually gained a lot of respect in the western world. Presently, some allergy sufferers are now more likely to choose the thin needles of the acupuncturist, rather than immunotherapy or allergy shots.
We have listed some of the obvious benefits of the acupuncture treatment.
- There are numerous cases where general allergy medications don’t work. But it is seen that in those cases also acupuncture treatment works well.
- Allergy drugs may leave side effects and sometimes they react with some other medications.
- There are many people who don’t want to begin allergy medications. They are more willing to try some other options and start medications as a last resort. Acupuncture is the most useful option to them.
- The treatment with acupuncture also can radically alleviate somebody’s allergic reactions.
- There are cases in which acupuncture can actually help the individual in tolerating the symptoms and alleviate the symptoms including sneezing and wheezing.
- Acupuncture is widely believed to be a method of thwarting and treating diseases, injury or pain by letting our body heal naturally as well as improve its functionality.
- Acupuncture does the above mentioned things by stimulating biologically significant and important points on our body surface.
Acupuncture Doesn’t Treat Symptoms but Boosts Immunity
Here is some information to make you understand acupuncture better.
- It doesn’t matter to the acupuncturist whether you are allergic to shellfish or peanuts, animal dander or ragweed. He only treats the person, not the symptoms. Basically, according to the acupuncturists, allergy symptoms are nothing but a way to express a deeper imbalance in the body.
- How acupuncture works to control allergies isn’t exactly known. However, instead of using chemicals like an antihistamine to control an allergic reaction, acupuncture works with the person’s internal pharmacy.
- According to experts, acupuncture actually alters the secretion of neurohormones and neurotransmitters. Besides, it also changes the regulation of blood flow, both peripherally and centrally.
- It is also a proven fact that acupuncture is quite capable of stimulating immune function changes because an allergy attack is only an immune response.
- The needles used in the acupuncture treatment are nearly like the switches in the energy circuits of the body. Imagine your body as a computer and the energy system as a software program. The needles actually help to “re-program” the body so that it doesn’t react to the pollen or peanuts or dog dander.
- The placement of the needles, the direction and depth of insertion, and the manipulation of the needle in the patient’s body all depend on that person’s system or makeup.
Duration of the Treatment
It is not fixed that how long a person is going to receive the treatment for allergies. It actually depends on the individual. Normally, allergy sufferers go weekly for the first four to six treatments. There are some patients who may need less and there are some who need it more.
Different Ways of Acupuncture Treatment
There are various ways of performing acupuncture treatment. Some of the popular types have been listed below.
- Traditional Chinese Medicine
- French Energetics
- Japanese Energetics
- Korean Energetics
- Worsley 5 Elements
