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.
Christine Chang, DAOM, LAc, Dipl. OM
Dr. Christine Chang has been a TCM practitioner and educator for over 20 years. She has served on the Board of Directors & Herbal Committee of the American Association of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine (AAAOM). A world-traveling scholar, she has represented the U.S. as a delegate at plenary meetings of the ISO/TC249, hosted in Beijing, The Netherlands, Italy, and China.