ALLERGY TESTING WITH ELECRODERMAL SCREENING
Allergy testing is gaining in importance today as about 1/3 of Americans suffer from annoying allergy symptoms that results in doctor's visits and trips to the pharmacy. These symptoms are characterized by runny nose, fatigue, headaches, postnasal drip, sneezing, watery eyes, stomach upset, diarrhea, lethargy, breathing trouble, hives, itchiness, and anaphylaxis. Symptoms can occur during specific seasons, such as pollen season, or they can occur throughout the entire year, as with those induced by dust mites and dust. Considering the physical suffering, lost productivity at work, and tremendous health care cost caused by allergies, it is prudent for sufferers to identify their allergens through allergy testing.
At the Plateroti Center we use Meridian Stress Assessment (MSA) /Asyra (also called Electral Dermal Screening) testing to determine allergy sensitivities, the most common being foods. Based on Chinese medicine, which teaches that all things have a distinct electromagnetic frequency of their own, an energy called chi flows through various meridians or pathways in the human body. A disruption in the flow of this energy can be indicative of disease or allergies. Chi can actually be measured with special electrical instruments and physicians have been utilizing this method for over thirty years; mostly in Europe and some other countries.
The MSA device contains a library of electromagnetic frequencies for hundreds of potential allergens. During this type of allergy test, patients hold a metal rod in their hand while the doctor takes a probe and makes contact with the patients acupressure points. This is done while the specific electromagnetic frequency of allergens passes through the probe and measurements are recorded that determine if the patient is allergic to a variety of items.
There has been research conducted both in Europe and the United States to determine the reliability of Meridian Stress Assessment for allergy testing. This method has been found to be as reliable and accurate as the RAST blood allergy test. Research in Europe and the US has shown MSA allergy testing is as accurate as RAST blood testing. There may be advantages to using this test method as well. It is non-invasive, there is no risk of allergic episodes during the test, and it is usually less expensive than a blood test such as the RAST. Great evaluation for children as well since it is non-invasive.
