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.
Kiera Lane, NMD, MS Ac., LAc, Dipl Ac.
Dr. Kiera Lane is a licensed naturopathic medical doctor (Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine) and licensed acupuncturist (Phoenix Institute of Herbal Medicine and Acupuncture). She is the medical director of Arizona Natural Medicine in Chandler, Ariz.