Avenue Acupuncture FAQs

Acupuncture can stimulate endorphins, decrease stress, and help modulate nerve pain and itchiness, with one 2010 study showing a significant reduction in itch at the correct acupuncture points. Herbal medicine is often the best modality for eczema, with a formula tailored to each patient’s case to reduce symptoms and prevent recurrence.

Doctors often recommend tracking and avoiding triggers, keeping the skin moisturized with over the counter moisturizers or prescription corticosteroid creams, and in severe cases antibiotics, anti-itch drugs, or anti-inflammatory drugs. There is currently no cure for eczema.

The cause of eczema in Western medicine is unknown, though there appear to be genetic, environmental, and immune-related factors. Flare-ups can happen with no trigger at all, or can follow stress, sweating, overheating, certain foods, cosmetic products, and allergens.

Eczema is an inflammatory skin condition in which the skin becomes very dry with patches of redness that can be intensely itchy, sometimes turning hard, scaly, crusted, or oozing. In adults it’s most commonly found on the elbows and knees, while in babies it’s often seen on the cheeks and chin.