If one has had chickenpox, chances are this person may get shingles later in life. Chickenpox and shingles are caused by the same virus, the varicella-zoster virus. After the onset of chickenpox, this virus stays dormant in the body. Triggers like advanced age, a decline in immune function, or stress could reactivate this virus and cause shingles.
Antiviral and pain relief medications are now available for shingles treatment. In addition, patients could choose to have acupuncture. The key is the sooner the better.
Acupuncture for Shingles Works
Acupuncture for shingles works great at the early stages by inhibiting the widespread of painful red rash and blisters. The same treatment also provides pain relief, immune function boosting, and stress reduction if needed.
Benefits of Using Acupuncture for Shingles
Minimize the infected areas, agony suffered, and shorten the length of illness; hence, earlier recovery.
Other Recommendations for Healing
In Traditional Chinese Medicine, the diagnosis for shingles is “heat toxin.” I know this may sound bizarre because viruses and bacterias were viewed in the olden times as attacks of external pathogens. Imaging the body needs to go through the detoxification process to feel well, therefore, patients are advised to eat clean for the time being.
Emotional Factors
For those who are interested in learning about the hidden emotional factors of physical ailments, here is a quote from “Feelings Buried Alive Never Die…” reference guide by Karol K. Truman.
Shingles:
- Fear things won’t work out the way you want
- Over-sensitive
- On-going tension concerning a situation
- Hostile energy being manifest
Last Note
I have had great success working with shingles patients at the early stages. Some even chose not to use antiviral meds because of quick control of the outbreak and fast recovery progress.
Some patients came in for help to relieve lingering nerve pain from shingles because either they couldn’t tolerate the side effects of pain medicine or that it doesn’t help. These patients already pass the initial acute stage. Thanks to their antiviral medicine.
However, interestingly I found that acupuncture couldn’t produce very good pain relief results quickly at this point.
(For photos and details information on shingles by Mayo Clinic, click here.)
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