Acupuncture and Shingles

Shingles is a common medical problem that western medicine has little answer for. When a painful shingles outbreak occurs, most people seek anti-viral medicine, anti-inflammatory drugs and in some cases steroids like cortisone. In many cases, stress is the culprit. In all cases, the varicella virus that causes chicken pox, that lies dormant in the nerve roots, gets activated and causes pain, redness and swelling. Typically after a case of shingles, the problem will not reoccur. But when a person […]