The use of acupuncture has been shown to effectively treat many types of conditions. In 2003 the World Health Organization (WHO) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) released a report called “Acupuncture: Review and Analysis of Reports on Controlled Clinical Trials.” Below you will see a list of the conditions mentioned in that report.
Please note that there are plenty of additional conditions which centuries of empirical data have shown acupuncture treats effectively but for which there is little or no modern western research. If you have questions about a condition not listed below, be sure to contact us so we can address your specific situation.
Indications
Psychological Conditions
• Depression
• Anxiety
• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
• Somatization disorder
• Hypersomnia
• Insomnia
Neurological Conditions
• Headache and migraine HA
• Trigeminal neuralgia
• Facial palsy (early stage, within three to six months)
• Paresis following stroke
• Peripheral neuropathies
• Meniere’s Disease
• Nocturnal enuresis
• Cervicobrachial syndrome
• Neurogenic bladder dysfunction
• Facial pain
• Postoperative pain
Musculo-skeletal Conditions
• Muscle pain, swelling, stiffness and weakness
• Localized traumatic injuries, sprains, strains, tendinitis, contractures
• Arthritis
• Fibromyalgia
• Work and sports related injuries
• Low back and/or neck strain
• Disc disorders
• Intercostal neuralgia
• Osteoarthritis
• “Frozen shoulder”, “tennis elbow”
• Sciatica
• TMJ
Respiratory System Conditions
• Acute sinusitis
• Acute rhinitis
• Common cold and allergies*
• Acute tonsillitis
• Acute bronchitis
• Bronchial asthma
Conditions of the Eye, Ear, Nose & Mouth
• Acute conjunctivitis
• Central retinitis
• Myopia (in children)
• Cataract (without complications)
• Toothaches, post extraction pain
• Gingivitis
• Acute and chronic pharyngitis
Gastrointestinal Conditions
• Spasms of esophagus and cardiac
• Indigestion
• Irritable bowel and colitis
• Gastroptosis
• Acute and chronic gastritis
• Gastric hyperacidity (i.e. acid reflux)
• Chronic duodenal ulcer (pain relief)
• Acute duodenal ulcer (without complication)
• Acute and chronic colitis
• Constipation
• Diarrhea
• Acute bacillary dysentery
• Paralytic ileus
Cardiovascular conditions
• high and low blood pressure
Genitourinary problems
• infertility, male
• impotence
Gynecological Conditions
• Infertility
• PMS
• Dysmenorrhea
• Menopause syndrome
• Benign irregular menstruation
• Benign amenorrhea
• Induction of labor
• Correction of malposition of fetus
Cardiovascular Conditions
• Essential hypertension
Other Conditions
• Withdrawal from street and pharmacological drugs
• Appetite suppression
• Smoking Cessation
• Anesthesia for surgery
• Adverse reaction to radiation and/or chemotherapy
