Conditions Treated
Acupuncture can be effective as the only treatment used or as support to other medical treatment forms in many medical and surgical disorders. The World Health Organization (WHO) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) recognize the use of acupuncture in the treatment of over 50 diseases, diagnoses, or symptoms, including:
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Addiction - alcohol, drug, smoking
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Arthritis
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Asthma
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Bronchitis
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Carpal tunnel syndrome
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Chronic fatigue
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Colitis
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Common cold
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Constipation
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Dental pain
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Depression
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Diarrhea
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Digestive trouble
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Dizziness
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Dysentery
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Emotional problems
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Eye problems
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Facial palsy/tics
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Fatigue
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Fertility
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Fibromyalgia
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Gingivitis
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Headache
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Hiccough
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Incontinence
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Indigestion
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Irritable bowel syndrome
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Low back pain
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Menopause
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Menstrual irregularities
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Migraine
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Morning Sickness
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Nausea
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Osteoarthritis
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Pain
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PMS
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Pneumonia
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Reproductive problems
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Rhinitis
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Sciatica
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Seasonal affective disorder (SAD)
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Shoulder pain
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Sinusitis
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Sleep disturbances
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Sore throat
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Stress
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Tennis Elbow
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Tonsillitis
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Tooth Pain
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Trigeminal neuralgia
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Urinary tract infections
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Vomiting
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Wrist pain