Acupuncture for improving Immunity and addressing Long Covid-19 symptoms

Acupuncture modulates the Immune System and has a wide-spread balancing effect on many physiological processes, benefiting both physical and emotional health. Acupuncture works by stimulating specific portions of the autonomic nervous system through selected acupoints, which in turn causes responses in the immune system. Acupuncture can cause a rise in levels of interferon, one of the immune system’s messenger hormones. Acupuncture can strengthen a weakened immune system by increasing red and white cell counts, T-cell count and enhancing humoral and cellular immunity in patients with immune-related illness. Regular acupuncture therapy can be effective in treating  

• Frequent colds and infections.   
• Asthma 
• Auto-immune conditions 
• Allergies 
• Frequent colds and infections.  

According to CDC, even people who didn't have any symptoms can experience Long COVID, which can present as different types and combinations of health problems and can range in length of time. Acupuncture may play a beneficial role in the post-Covid recovery. Long COVID is a wide range of new, returning or ongoing health problems people may experience more then four weeks after being infected. Investigators determined that acupuncture in combination with herbal medicine produces significant relief for patients.  The most common issues which are persisting among people even after two weeks of testing negative are:  

• Persistent cough with sore throat 
• Loss of taste or smell  
• Brain fog  
• Extreme fatigue   
• Post-Covid lung disease 
• Anxiety, depression, insomnia  
• Cognitive issues similar to moderate traumatic brain injury  
• Aches and pains  
• Digestive problems like bloating, irritable bowel, nausea and vomiting, and abdominal pain