Tag: acupuncture and allergies
Injecting Acupoints with Autologous Blood Decreases Atopic Dermatitis.
I’ve wondered about this for awhile whether simply injecting with something safe, patient’s own blood, would lead to a more robust immune response. I had wondered whether saline alone would give more of a response than dry needling alone, but perhaps that would not be enough to stimulate the immune system. In this animal study,…
Read MoreSuccessfully treated recalcitrant atopic eczema with acupoint autologous blood injection
I love this study. I’ve wondered for awhile if a patient’s own blood would invoke a more robust and long-lasting immune response. In this case study, it certainly seemed to work! My teachers from Shanghai used to say if you get a bruise with treatment, “it will give lasting results.” I always thought that was…
Read MoreAcupuncture, the Secret Weapon Against Allergies
My Story I had allergies my whole life and had to leave my Anesthesiology career because of them. During my Acupuncture training, I had two series of Acupuncture treatments for my allergies which included atopic dermatitis, allergic rhinitis, and asthma. I was amazed when my allergies disappeared.* Acupuncture has been so valuable to me and…
Read MoreSphenopalatine Nucleus Acupuncture for Allergic Rhinitis
A yet to be published study on an unusual approach to acupuncture for allergic rhinitis. Efficacy of Acupuncture at the Sphenopalatine Ganglion in the Treatment of Persistent Allergic Rhinitis Jiao-Ping Mi, MD,1,* Peng He, MD,1,* Fang Shen, BS,1 Xuan Yang, MD,2 Miao-Feng Zhao, BS,1 and Xin-Ye Chen, MD1 ABSTRACT Objective: The…
Read MoreImpact of acupuncture for allergic rhinitis on the activity of the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.
I’m including this here even though it’s only an announcement of a study that will be undertaken, because this was the initial revelation I had so many years ago about the possible link between acupuncture and stress levels. I was trying to make sense of how acupuncture helped allergy and panic attacks since the prevailing…
Read MoreAllergic Rhinitis: Acupuncture in addition to Immune therapy Improves Results
Allergies and allergic rhinitis is a large part of my practice. It worked for me! Medicine (Baltimore). 2019 Jan;98(1):e13945. Acupuncture as an add-on therapy to sublingual allergen-specific immunotherapy for patients with allergic rhinitis. Li JH1, Yang LH1, Chen Y2, Fan ZX1. Author information 1 Department of Otolaryngology. 2 Department of Intensive Care Unit, First Affiliated…
Read MoreAcupuncture for Dermatology Conditions
Acupuncture looks promising in itch modulation, in treating atopic dermatitis and herpes zoster pain, and in promoting wound healing. Medical AcupunctureVol. 29, No. 5 Acupuncture and Cutaneous Medicine: Is It Effective? Mary van den Berg-Wolf , and Thomas Burgoon Published Online:1 Oct 2017https://doi.org/10.1089/acu.2017.1227 Abstract Background: In China, acupuncture has been used as a form of…
Read MoreStress Reduction Over Time: Hypertension Te.Ca. edition
Here is another data set looking at long term stress reduction/improvement in HRV over time. from a patient who has been treated for 2 years for hypertension and anxiety. Her blood pressure is controlled without medication and the anxiety very rarely occurs. I would love to be able to show this consistently. But, of course,…
Read MoreStress Reduction Over Time: Lu.Wi. Edition
This is another set of data from a healthy patient in his mid thirties who has issues with allergies, anxiety, insomnia. This is his data for the first year of treatment. Again we see an increase over time.
Read MoreScience behind Acupuncture and Allergy
I’m taking this off the page for allergy to place it here for readers who really are interested in the nitty gritty. There is much interplay in the human body between the peripheral nervous system and the central nervous system. Cytokines, including IL-1, IL-2, IL-6, and TNF-alpha,are important mediators of the immune response and play…
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