After scheduling your appointment, please print and complete the first visit form found on this web sites home page. Thank you for visiting acupuncture Connecticut (CT). How do I treat common colds with acupuncture? Most of the acupuncture points for colds are on the upper body. When a needle is inserted into the body, your immune system is redirected to the needle. Since most colds are acquired by touching your nose, eyes, mouth, and ears. Directing your immune system toward the colds entry point helps your body defend and defeat the virus or bacteria. Now this is a very simplistic explanation but it can server as a starting point for your understanding of Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine. 1. Wind-Cold 2. Wind-Heat 3. Fatigue Colds 4. Summer Dampness-Colds An unusual cold occurring during the summer months, the patient feels heavy and has loose stools 5. Yin Deficiency Colds Fever, headache, sweating, sore throats, night sweating, hot hands and feet After scheduling your appointment, please print and complete the first visit form found on this web sites home page. Thank you for visiting acupuncture Connecticut (CT). Frequent colds, aversion to colds, fatigue, weak voice, shortness of breath Fever, sweating, sore throat, yellow mucous Aversion to cold, no perspiration, headache, runny nose, aches and pain