Conditions Acupuncture Treats

The following is the World Health Organization’s (WHO) now-famous list of diseases, symptoms and conditions for which acupuncture has been proven to be an effective treatment:

Cardiovascular Disorders

  • Essential hypertension

Neurological Disorders

  • Cervicobrachial syndrome (neck & shoulder pain)
  • Disc problems
  • Facial palsy (early stage, within 3 to 6 months)
  • Headache and migraine
  • Intercostal neuralgia (chest wall pain)
  • Meniere’s Disease
  • Neurogenic bladder dysfunction
  • Nocturnal enuresis (bedwetting)
  • Paresis following stroke
  • Peripheral neuropathies
  • Trigeminal neuralgia (facial pain)

Musculo-skeletal Disorders

  • Arthritis – rheumatoid & osteo
  • Fibromyalgia
  • “Frozen shoulder”, “tennis elbow”
  • Localized traumatic injuries, sprains, strains, tendonitis, contractures
  • Low back pain
  • Muscle pain, swelling, stiffness and weakness
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Sciatica
  • Work and sports related injuries

Respiratory System Disorders

  • Acute bronchitis
  • Acute rhinitis
  • Acute sinusitis
  • Acute tonsillitis
  • Bronchial asthma
  • Common cold

Disorders of the Eye, Ear, Nose & Mouth

  • Acute and chronic pharyngitis
  • Acute conjunctivitis
  • Cataract (without complications)
  • Central retinitis
  • Gingivitis
  • Myopia (in children)
  • Toothaches, post extraction pain

Gastrointestinal Disorders

  • Acute and chronic colitis
  • Acute and chronic gastritis
  • Acute bacillary dysentery
  • Acute duodenal ulcer (without complication)
  • Chronic duodenal ulcer (pain relief)
  • Constipation
  • Gastric hyperacidity
  • Gastroptosis
  • Diarrhea
  • Hiccough
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome
  • Nausea and vomiting
  • Paralytic ileus
  • Spasms of esophagus and cardia

Gynecological Disorders

  • Benign amenorrhea (loss of menstrual period)
  • Benign irregular menstruation
  • Menstrual cramps
  • Infertility (Not WHO recognized. Clinical experience proves effective.)
  • Menopause syndrome
  • PMS

Psychological Disorders

  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Hypersomnia
  • Insomnia
  • OCD
  • PTSD
  • Somatization disorder

Other

  • Adverse reactions to chemotherapy or radiation
  • Appetite suppression
  • Withdrawal from street and pharmacological drugs