How to Use Acupressure to Treat Allergies

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How to Use Acupressure to Treat Allergies

Here are some common acupressure points to stimulate to help will seasonal allergies and symptoms like stuffy or runny nose, headache, sinus pressure, water eyes.

Tom L.Ac.

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For all the points, except for the ones on the center of the body, press both sides. Pressure should be mild to moderate and held for 15-30 seconds. You can do these points several times a day.

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With the location, look for soreness at the point to confirm the exact spot. Use the pictures as a rough guide to find the right acupressure point.

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This point is located on the top of the foot. Follow the space between the first and second toe onto the top of the foot. Find the sore spot between the two bones.

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This point is located alongside of the nose. You can follow the crease (laugh line) up from the corner of the lip. There should be a depression that you can push into.

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This point is located at the boney part of the nose. Follow the side of the nose up until you feel the bone. Pinching and pulling up slightly can stimulate the point on both sides of the nose

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Locate this point by placing the base of your palm on the bridge of your nose. Have the pinky line up with your midline. The point is located under the tip of the pinky.

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Put your finger on the base of your skull where you neck meets you head (midline). Slide your finger towards your ear keeping in contact with the base of your skull press anywhere thats sore.

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Remember to do the points that aren't on the midline on both sides of the body. These are just some points that an acupuncturist might use. The points were chosen because they are easily located.

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Tom L.Ac.

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Licensed acupuncturist and oriental medicine practitioner. Author of You Got Sick - Now What? Creator of Serene Mind for iPhone

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With all due respect, I'm still waiting for your response, and indeed evidence. Am I waiting in vain...?

Marc Williamson 10 months ago

@Marc Williamson- with all due respect, it would be impossible to do a double blinded randomized controlled trial with placebo for this type of treatment. Double-blinded means that neither the patient nor the practitioner know whether the treatment is real or placebo. Plus there is no such thing as a placebo for acupuncture. Double blinded placebo studies are the gold standard for pharmaceutical drug tests and many people believe that other types of medicine should be held to this standard because of that. Unfortunately due to the nature of double-blinding, it simply cannot be done and thus serves as a scapegoat for skeptics. Here is a single-blinded sham-controlled study though if you are actually interested: http://www.greenmedinfo.com/article/acupuncture-effective-symptomatic-treatment-persistent-allergic-rhinitis

Greg Golden 11 months ago

What evidence to you have that this treatment works? Can you provide links to any double blinded, placebo controlled trials proving the efficacy of this treatment, and where the results were published? I look forward to your reply.

Marc Williamson 11 months ago

I was thinking the same thing Jane!

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@Jane, I would love to give bigger explain actions, but with limited characters there's barely enough for the location. Each point is a commonly used point that can help with allergy symptoms, mostly sinus and eye issues. It wouldn't replace a customize treatment by an acupuncturist or massage therapist.

Tom L.Ac. (author) 11 months ago