HOW IS PSORIASIS TREATED WITH ACUPUNCTURE?
PSORIASIS
Psoriasis is an autoimmune disease that accelerates the life cycle of the skin cells. They cause the dead skin to buildup on the surface, leading to red lesions with thick silvery scale patches. Psoriasis is commonly found on the elbows, knees, scalps, lower back, face, palm, and soles of feet, but they may show up anywhere. Psoriasis tends to flare up for a few weeks or months, and then subsiding from time to time. People with psoriasis also have other serious health conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, and depression.
PSORIASIS SYMPTOMS
Depending on the severity of the condition, symptoms of psoriasis may vary in each individual. The most common symptoms include red patches covered with thick, silvery scales, small scaling spot, dry, and cracked skin. Psoriasis can feel itchy, burning, or soreness. They may have swollen and stiff joints.
Risk Factors are:
Having one or both parents with psoriasis.
Weak immunity
Obesity
Smoking
TREATMENT FOR PSORIASIS
There is no cure for psoriasis. Psoriasis can be treated by topical treatments, light therapy, and systemic medications. Several topical creams and ointments help reduce inflammation, relieve itching, promote sloughing of dead skin, and slow down skin cell growth for individuals with mild to moderate psoriasis. Light therapy uses natural or artificial ultraviolet light to expose skin cells to light. Light therapy helps slows skin cell turnover and reduces scaling and inflammation in an individual with mild to moderate psoriasis. Systemic treatments help treat individuals with severe psoriasis. Oral or injected medication helps decrease skin cell production and suppresses inflammation. Not all treatments are intended for long term use due to serious side effects.
ACUPUNCTURE TO BENEFIT PSORIASIS
Acupuncture and herbal medicine induce homeostatic response on the cellular level by influencing the body's internal organs to correct imbalances in their digestion, absorption, and energy production activities. They stimulate the nervous system to release chemicals in the muscles, spinal cord, and brain. These chemicals will change the experience of pain, or they will trigger the release of other chemicals and hormones which influence the body's own internal regulation system. Acupuncture helps psoriasis by correcting the production of T cells and white blood cells, reduce inflammation, and improve their quality of life. Acupuncture is safe and painless. There are no drugs or hazardous equipment used, and no surgical operation performed.
CASE STUDIES:
Testimonials and before and after images on Agape Natural health have proven acupuncture and herbal medicine has successfully treated patients with psoriasis. Their patient suffered from psoriasis that had spread throughout the years, and creams, ointments, and medications helped, but their symptoms returned. After receiving acupuncture treatment from Agape Natural Health, here is what they had to say.
"I have had psoriasis since I was 13 years old. It was itchy, flakey, red and noticeable. I first got it on my scalp which lead to hair loss. Then after a few years, the psoriasis was on my skin, back and arms... I went to modern medicine since my early teens, and they gave me all kinds of drug medications, oils and creams, but the psoriasis would always come back. There were no results from 6-7 years of drug medicine treatments... I began treatments with acupuncture and herbal medicine... I started getting healthier and my skin started clearing up. I noticed a difference in April - 4 months after starting treatments. Finally, my skin is soft and healthy! I am now able to go out without red or flaking skin, and I have gotten more compliments. I have more energy and I am feeling better about myself." - A.D., Tustin, CA
WORKS CITED:
"ACUPUNCTURE AND HERBS FOR PSORIASIS & SKIN: NATURAL MEDICINE FOR AUTO-IMMUNE CONDITION" AGAPE NATURAL HEALTH, http://www.agapeacupuncture.com/blog/psoriasis-skin-condition-auto-immune-condition?rq=psoriasis, May 29, 2016
"Psoriasis" Mayo Clinic, https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/psoriasis/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20355845, March 13, 2019
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PSORIASIS ACUPUNCTURE HERBS | RED FLAKING SKIN | AUTO IMMUNE CONDITION "I have had psoriasis since I was 13 years old. It was itchy, flakey, red and noticeable. I first got it on my scalp which lead to hair loss. Then after a few years, the psoriasis was on my skin, back and arms... I went to modern medicine since my early teens, and they gave me all kinds of drug medications, oils and creams, but the psoriasis would always come back. There were no results from 6-7 years of drug medicine treatments... I began treatments with acupuncture and herbal medicine... I started getting healthier and my skin started clearing up. I noticed a difference in April - 4 months after starting treatments. Finally, my skin is soft and healthy! I am now able to go out without red or flaking skin, and I have gotten more compliments. I have more energy and I am feeling better about myself." - A.D., Tustin, CA
