Acupuncture for Allergies and Respiratory Health
How Acupuncture Helps
Acupuncture works by:
- Settling the nervous system
- Helping the body clear congestion from sinus and lungs
- Reducing inflammation
- Boosting the immune system
- reducing addictive cravings
- helping on an emotional level with stress, anxiety, irritability and PTSD
- helping the muscles around the chest, shoulders and neck relax
Whether a person indicates a primarily physical or emotional issue, acupuncture tends to work on both levels.
New Patients Welcome!
How often Should I come?
Being able to come in regularly is an advantage of community acupuncture!
Acute concerns often clear up rapidly, even from a single treatment.
However, most people feel the biggest shifts when they come regularly at first, sometimes 2-3 times per week, and then spread treatment out as things improve.
Our sliding scale ($35–$50, with a $30 hardship rate) is designed to make that possible. Sessions typically last 40–60 minutes.
Studies on Acupuncture & Respiratory Health ...
Here are studies showing acupuncture’s effectiveness for allergic rhinitis :
- Acupuncture in patients with allergic rhinitis from Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology
- Acupuncture for persistent allergic rhinitis from The Medical Journal of Australia
- Acupuncture in patients with seasonal allergic rhinitis from Annals of internal medicine
- A multicenter, randomized, controlled trial testing the effects of acupuncture on allergic rhinitis in European journal of allergy and clinical immunology
- Acupuncture methods for allergic rhinitis: a systematic review and bayesian meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials in Chinese Medicine
DIY Breathing Support
Somel Things That May Help:
- Foods: Warm soups and broths Ginger tea Pears for dry cough Reducing excess dairy during periods of congestion (for some people)
- Herbal tea (bulk herbs available at Cambridge Naturals in Porter Square): mullein for lungs, elecampane to clear mucous
- Breath Try slow exhalations longer than inhalations: inhale 4 exhale 6 Even 2–3 minutes can help calm the nervous system. Helpful guide: Cleveland Clinic Breathing Exercises Movement Gentle chest-opening stretches and walking can help reduce tension around breathing.
How can acupuncture benefit you
Respiratory
Including allergies, asthma, bronchitis, COPD and sinusitis, the common cold and symptoms related to Long Covid
Acute & Chronic pain
Acupuncture can help with pain, circulation and inflammation, whether post surgery, from injury or a chronic condition. We commonly treat ankle and knee pain, carpal tunnel, back and sciatica, shoulder and neck pain, migraines, tmj, arthritis, bursitis, tendonitis, and more
Hormonal Balance
PMS, Menopausal Symptoms, Fertility including IVF support, pregnancy and post birth.
Digestion
Therapeutic for chronic and acute digestive issues and support related to chemotherapy or surgery.
Mental /Emotional
Helps to regulate the nervous system. Acupuncture is helpful for all kinds of stress, depression, anxiety, addictions, forgetfulness, focus and PTSD. A person doesn’t need to articulate what’s painful in order for acupuncture to help.
And More
We commonly help folks with high blood pressure, compromised immunity, chemotherapy support, vertigo, UTI’s, liver issues, MS, and Long Covid.
Find out what acupuncture can do for you!
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Our skilled acupuncturists have delivered over 30,000 acupuncture treatments since we opened, May 1st 2011.
Join The People's Organization of community acupuncture
(POCA) is a member-run non-profit organization whose mission is to work cooperatively to increase accessibility to and availability of affordable group acupuncture treatments. We envision a world in which every community has access to local, affordable acupuncture to reduce collective and individual suffering and to nurture resilience.
We acknowledge the debt we owe, as community acupuncturists, to the Young Lords and the Black Panthers, two groups challenging racism and oppression in the 1970’s who fought to bring affordable group acupuncture into their communities to address the scourge of addiction.
