Acupuncture and Eczema
An acupuncture session may bring some itch relief to people with the allergic skin condition known as atopic eczema, a preliminary study suggests.
In the recent study published in the journal Allergy, German researchers looked at the short-term effects of acupuncture on skin inflammation and itching in people with atopic eczema.
Researchers found that acupuncture, when done soon after exposure to an allergen, soothed subjective feelings of skin itchiness.
In addition, when patients were exposed to the allergen for a second time shortly after the initial acupuncture session, they tended to have a less-severe skin reaction.
Overall, the research team found, patients’ itchiness ratings were lower after they received true acupuncture, compared with both no treatment and placebo acupuncture.
