Acupuncture
What does it treat?
The World Health Organization recognizes acupuncture and Oriental medicine as effective for over 43 common ailments including:
Respiratory Disorders
- Sinusitis
- Rhinitis
- Common cold
- Tonsillitis
- Sore throat
- Hay fever
- Bronchitis
- Bronchial Asthma
Mental-Emotional Disorders
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Stress
- Insomnia
- Weight control
Reproductive System Disorders
- Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)
- Irregular Menses
- Menstrual cramps
- Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
- Menopausal symptoms
- Morning sickness
- Urinary incontinence
Musculo-skeletal Disorders
- Frozen shoulder
- Tennis elbow
- Low back pain
- Osteoarthritis and joint pains
- Stiff neck
- Tendinitis
- Bursitis
- Sprains
- Injuries from auto accidents
- Chronic fatigue syndrome
- Fibromyalgia
Gastro-intestinal Disorders
- Acute and chronic gastritis
- Hyperacidity
- Hiccoughs
- Acute uncomplicated duodenal ulcer
- Chronic duodenal ulcer (pain relief)
- Acute and chronic colitis
- Acute bacillary dysentery
- Constipation
- Diarrhea
- Paralytic ileus
Neurological Disorders
- Headache and Migraine
- Dizziness
- Trigeminal neuralgia
- Facial palsy (within 3-6 months)
- Paresis following stroke
- Peripheral neuropathies
- Meniere’s disease
- Neurogenic bladder dysfunction
- Nocturnal enuresis
- Intercostal neuralgia
- Sciatica
Disorders of the Mouth
- Toothache
- Post extraction pain
- Gingivitis
- Acute and chronic pharyngitis
Ear Disorders
- Ringing in ears
- Deafness
- Earache
Disorders of the Eyes
- Acute conjunctivitis
- Myopia in children
- Cataracts without complications
- Central retinitis