Acupuncture can be highly effective in cases of nasal congestion so common in allergy presentations; so much so that I often treat such issues using acupuncture protocols alone. In cases of seasonal allergies with highly predictable causes such as obvious elevations of environmental allergens, I use a skeleton acupuncture prescription that can easily be fleshed out to target potential underlying patterns and effectively customized to the patient.
Carly Druck, LAc
Carly Druck is a classical Chinese acupuncturist who studied under Jeffry Yuen. She attained a Master of Science in Acupuncture from the Swedish Institute of Health Services in 2009, and practices in Edison, N.J. She welcomes feedback to this article via email at CDhealing@gmail.com.