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How Can Acupuncture Help?
Allergies
According to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, an allergy (also called hypersensitivity) is a reaction of your immune system to something that does not bother most other people. People who have allergies often are sensitive to more than one thing. Substances that often cause reactions are: pollen, dust mites, mold spores, pet dander, food, insect stings, and medicines.
Current study and research suggest that both genes and the environment have something to do with it. Normally, your immune system serves to protect the body by fighting germs and harmful foreign objects. It is your body's defense system. In most allergic reactions, however, the immune system is responding to a false alarm or overreacting to a minor alarm.
The most common allergies include the following:
- Seasonal allergic rhinitis (also called "hay fever") or year-round allergic rhinitis
- Allergic sinusitis
- Eczema or atopic dermatitis
- Contact dermatitis
- Urticaria or hives
- Food allergy
Allergies can cause a runny nose, sneezing, itching, rashes, swelling or asthma. Symptoms vary. Many allergies can make you feel bad but most of them are not life-threatening. In some cases, however, it is dangerous to ignore allergy symptoms. Severe and untreated hay fever may lead to asthma, sinusitis, and other serious conditions. Allergic dermatitis or eczema can develop into secondary infections if they are not treated properly. Some allergic reactions to food can cause serious illness.
Acupuncture can be used alone or in conjunction with conventional medical treatment to help with allergies. Acupuncture can help by regulating the autonomic nervous system, hormone, and neuropeptide release to help control metabolism and aid in regulating the immune system.
References:
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI)
- NIH Consensus Study on Acupuncture, Alt. Tx.: 4:1:22. Jan. '98.
- Kawakita K, Shinbara H, Imai K, Fukuda F, Yano T, Kuriyama K. How Do Acupuncture and Moxibustion Act? - Focusing on the progress in Japanese acupuncture research - .J Pharmacol Sci. 2006;100(5):443-59.
- Oxford University Press - Oxford Journals Group
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Dizziness
The term referring to the condition dizziness in Chinese Medicine, (xuan yun), has two major components. The first refers to visual acuities where the vision may become fuzzy, blurry, or completely black all together, the second can be best summarized as a feeling that objects around the person or a person’s body may be spinning, commonly referred to as vertigo. These two conditions often present in unison, which is why the Chinese have chosen to use these terms collectively to define the condition dizziness.
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PATIENT TESTIMONIALS
Allergies, Sinus and a Broken Tail Bone
I can’t say enough about the services I received at IHC!!!! My sister was using them during her pregnancy and Dominic was awesome. The man has patience like no one I know, I really have to hand it to him, he was understanding and helpful through the whole 9 months.
I started over a year ago with horrible sinus headaches and allergies. The acupuncture was really the only thing that relived any of my pain, and I have tried everything else out there. It was amazing.
Then one a misty day in March last year while taking my dog for a quick walk, I slipped on the front steps, hitting my back and head on every step. The first thing doctors wanted to do was to operate on the broken end of my tailbone, well no thank you, back surgery was not an option for me. I called and talked to Monique, who is always been super helpful, she discussed my situation with Dominic and told me to come in to see what could be done. I could hardly walk, the pain was out of this world. One my first session I truly felt relief for the first time in weeks. I continued to go over several months each time feeling better and able to move like I should have been. Honestly, I don’t think I would have been able to get through this healing process with Dominic. Not only was he providing a super service he was also a shoulder to lean on.
Thank you all -- I am so grateful to all of you!!! - Cathy Pell
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