{"id":8738,"date":"2019-04-03T18:17:28","date_gmt":"2019-04-03T18:17:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ent.gr\/?p=8738"},"modified":"2026-02-05T16:54:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T16:54:19","slug":"psoriasis-treated-with-acupuncture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ent.gr\/en\/psoriasis-treated-with-acupuncture\/","title":{"rendered":"Psoriasis treated with Acupuncture"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_81 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.gr\/en\/psoriasis-treated-with-acupuncture\/#Acupuncture_therapy_for_psoriasis\" >Acupuncture therapy for psoriasis<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Psoriasis is a chronic, systemic, progressive, inflammatory disease that affects the skin and joints. It affects about 1-3% of the world\u2019s population and is NOT contagious. Its main lesions are the papules which are the primary skin rashes which in large concentrations form the psoriatic plaques which are areas of inflammation from excessive skin production.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_11475\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11475\" class=\"wp-image-11475 size-medium\" title=\"Psoriasis treated with acupuncture.ent\" src=\"https:\/\/ent.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/%CF%80%CE%BB%CE%AC%CE%BA%CE%B5%CF%82-%CF%88%CF%89%CF%81%CE%AF%CE%B1%CF%83%CE%B9%CF%82.satory-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Psoriasis treated with acupuncture.ent\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11475\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Psoriasis treated with acupuncture<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">The etiology of psoriasis involves environmental, genetic, hormonal and immune factors, but the exact etiology is not known.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Acupuncture_therapy_for_psoriasis\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Acupuncture therapy for psoriasis<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Early research on acupuncture for psoriasis has suggested that it can be an effective treatment for managing the symptoms and flares.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Psoriasis as mentioned above is affected by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.satory.gr\/en\/uncategorized\/acupuncture-for-depression-and-anxiety\/\">stress<\/a> and anxiety. Acupuncture is an effective stress reliever and can alleviate stress-related disorders, such as sleep disorders, stress-related skin conditions, anxiety disorders, panic attacks etc. Furthermore, psoriasis is an autoimmune disease and acupuncture has been shown to help many other autoimmune diseases, including arthritis.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica;\">Acupuncture helps to restore the body\u2019s balance, while if combined with changes in diet and lifestyle can reduce the symptoms caused by psoriasis. Finally, the number and size of plaques, redness and other symptoms of psoriasis can be reduced in a therapeutic, which includes acupuncture and <a href=\"https:\/\/ent.gr\/en\/alternative-medical-therapies\/aromatherapy-with-medically-approved-essential-oils\/\">essential oils<\/a> for systemic and topical use.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">References<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">Du J, Tao J, Xu M, Wang R, Lin L, Huang X, Li Q, Lu X. The effects of acupuncture for patients with psoriasis: <\/span><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Medicine (Baltimore). 2021 May 28;100(21):e26042.<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">Wang Y, Fu Y, Zhang L, Fu J, Li B, Zhao L, Di T, Meng Y, Li N, Guo J, Li P, Zhao J. Acupuncture Needling, Electroacupuncture, and Fire Needling Improve Imiquimod-Induced Psoriasis-Like Skin Lesions through Reducing Local Inflammatory Responses. 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