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.
Marilee Murphy
Marilee Murphy is dean of the School of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine at New York Chiropractic College. She may be contacted at: mmurphy@nycc.edu.