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.
Richard Browne, LMT, Acup. Phys., OMD (Sri Lanka), Homeo. Phys.
Dr. Richard Browne is the co-founder of the Acupuncture and Massage College in Miami, Fla. He has been in practice since 1978.