Conditions Addressed
Since acupuncture addresses both central and autonomic nervous system function and also affects lymphatic activity, organ function and blood flow, it can essentially help resolve a wide variety of conditions and diseases. (For an explanation of how, please see How Acupuncture Works). Of course, as some problems are of a chronic and complex nature, other treatment modalities such as Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine, diet and lifestyle adjustment, and other therapies may be needed for full resolution of one's problems.
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These conditions are commonly treated with acupuncture:
Asthma Addiction Allergies Anxiety / Depression Auto-Immune Disorders Arthritis / Joint Problems Back Pain Bladder / Kidney Problems Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Constipation / Diarrhea Colds / Influenza Cough/Bronchitis Depression Digestive Problems Dizziness Fatigue Fibromyalgia Gastro-Intestinal Disorders - ‘Leaky Gut’ Syndrome, IBS, Crohn’s Disease, Chronic Ulcerative Colitis Gynecological Disorders - Painful & Dysfunctional Menses, PMS, Infertility Headache / Migraines World Health Organization (WHO) Acknowledges Acupuncture ...According to the World Health Organization, the following diseases and disorders have been tested in controlled clinical trials and classified into the four categories below:
1. Diseases, symptoms or conditions for which acupuncture has been proved— through controlled trials—to be an effective treatment: Adverse reactions to radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy Allergic rhinitis (including hay fever) Biliary colic Depression (including depressive neurosis and depression following stroke) Dysentery, acute bacillary Dysmenorrhoea, primary Epigastralgia, acute (in peptic ulcer, acute and chronic gastritis, and gastrospasm) Facial pain (including craniomandibular disorders) Headache Hypertension, essential Hypotension, primary Induction of labour Knee pain Leukopenia Low back pain Malposition of fetus, correction of Morning sickness Nausea and vomiting Neck pain Pain in dentistry (including dental pain and temporomandibular dysfunction) Periarthritis of shoulder Postoperative pain Renal colic Rheumatoid arthritis Sciatica Sprain Stroke Tennis elbow 2. Diseases, symptoms or conditions for which the therapeutic effect of acupuncture has been shown but for which further proof is needed: Abdominal pain (in acute gastroenteritis or due to gastrointestinal spasm) Acne vulgaris Alcohol dependence and detoxification Bell’s palsy Bronchial asthma Cancer pain Cardiac neurosis Cholecystitis, chronic, with acute exacerbation Cholelithiasis Competition stress syndrome Craniocerebral injury, closed Diabetes mellitus, non-insulin-dependent Earache Epidemic haemorrhagic fever Epistaxis, simple (without generalized or local disease) Eye pain due to subconjunctival injection Female infertility Facial spasm Female urethral syndrome Fibromyalgia and fasciitis Gastrokinetic disturbance Gouty arthritis Hepatitis B virus carrier status Herpes zoster (human (alpha) herpesvirus 3) Hyperlipaemia Hypo-ovarianism Insomnia Labour pain Lactation, deficiency Male sexual dysfunction, non-organic Ménière disease Neuralgia, post-herpetic Neurodermatitis Obesity Opium, cocaine and heroin dependence Osteoarthritis Pain due to endoscopic examination Pain in thromboangiitis obliterans Polycystic ovary syndrome (Stein–Leventhal syndrome) Postextubation in children Postoperative convalescence Premenstrual syndrome Prostatitis, chronic Pruritus Radicular and pseudoradicular pain syndrome Raynaud syndrome, primary Recurrent lower urinary-tract infection Reflex sympathetic dystrophy Retention of urine, traumatic Schizophrenia Sialism, drug-induced Sjögren syndrome Sore throat (including tonsillitis) Spine pain, acute Stiff neck Temporomandibular joint dysfunction (TMJ) Tietze syndrome Tobacco dependence Ulcerative colitis, chronic Urolithiasis Vascular dementia Whooping cough (pertussis) |
Heart Problems / Palpitations High Blood Pressure Immune System Deficiency & Dysfunction Infertility Knee Pain Low Back Pain Menopausal Discomfort Musculoskeletal Injuries Neck Stiffness & Pain PAIN - Local and Systemic Paralysis / Numbness Prevention of ill-health Respiratory Problems Rhinitis Sciatica Sexual Dysfunction - Erectile dysfunction, low libido Side Effects of Chemotherapy Sinusitis Skin Problems Stress / Tension Stroke Rehabilitation Tendonitis |