What Can Acupuncture Treat?

What can Acupuncture treat?

 Acupuncture is well known in the United States for pain relief, but it successfully treats a diverse group of illnesses and problems. The World Health Organization (WHO) has compiled a list of acupuncture indications as follows:

• Abdominal distention/flatulence
• Acute and chronic pain control
• Allergic sinusitis
• Anxiety, fright, panic
• Arthritis/arthrosis
• Back pain (Cervical and lumbar spine syndromes)
• Bursitis, tendonitis, carpal tunnel syndrome
• Certain functional gastrointestinal disorders (nausea and vomiting, esophageal spasm, hyperacidity, irritable bowel)
• Chemotherapy nausea
• Constipation, diarrhea
• Depression
• Drug detoxification
• Dysmenorrhea, pelvic pain
• Frozen shoulder
• Headache (migraine and tension-type), vertigo (Meniere disease), tinnitus (ringing in ears)
• Muscle spasms, tremors, tics, contractures
• Paresthesias
• Persistent hiccups
• Plantar fasciitis  
• Post-traumatic and post-operative ileus
• Sequelae of stroke syndrome (aphasia, hemiplegia)
• Temporo-mandibular joint derangement, bruxism
• Urinary incontinence, retention (neurogenic, spastic, adverse drug effect)

Additionally, According to the American Academy of Medical Acupunctureand the National Institutes of Health, acupuncture may be considered as a complementary therapy for the conditions in the list below:

• Anorexia
• Cough with contraindications for narcotics
• Fibromyalgia
• Infections, cold, and flu
• Infertility
• In fractures, assisting in pain control, edema, and enhancing healing process
• Insomnia
• Neuralgias (trigeminal, herpes zoster, post herpetic pain, other)
• Phantom pain
• Post-op and dental pain
• Premenstrual syndrome, menstrual disorders
• Selected skin disorders (urticaria, pruritus, eczema, psoriasis)
• Seventh nerve palsy
• Sinusitis
• Sleep Disorders
• Sprains and contusions
• And more!