What Conditions are Treatable by Acupuncture?
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO) a patient can expect good results with Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine for the following conditions:
RESPIRATORY COMPLAINTS
- Acute rhinitis
- Acute sinusitis
- Common cold
- Acute tonsillitis
- Acute bronchitis
- Bronchial asthma
GASTRO-INTESTINAL
- Hiccough
- Constipation
- Diarrhea
- Gastroptosis
- Acute hyperactivity
- Paralytic ileus
- Acute and chronic colitis
- Acute bacillary dysentry
- Chronic duodenal ulcer (pain relief)
- Acute duodenal ulcer (no complications)
- Spasms of esophogus and cardia
NEUROLIGICAL AND
MUSCULO-SKELETAL
COMPLAINTS
- Sciatica
- Low back pain
- Osteoarthritis
- Headache and migraine
- Facial palsy (early stages)
- Paresis following stroke
- Nocturnal enuresis
- Intercosal neuralgia
- Trigeminal neuralgia
- Peripheral neuropathies
- Cervicobrachial syndrome
- Meniere’s disease
- Neurogenic bladder dysfunction
- Sequelae of poliomyelitis (early stages)
- “Frozen shoulder”, “Tennis Elbow”
This list is by no means exhaustive. Other complaints include mental illness, diseases of the eye, gynecological/antenatal conditions. However informative, I understand how impersonal such an extensive list can be, so I’ll talk about my own list; the conditions that I have commonly treated: Lumbar pain/strain (including disk issues), knee pain (Osteoarthritis, IT Band syndrome, ACL injury, patello-femoral joint dysfunction, strain or other injury), carpal tunnel syndrome, tennis elbow, rotator-cuff injuries/pain/tendonitis, and plain-old-fashioned myofascial pain syndrome. These are the musculo-skeletal issues I commonly see. However, the other half of my practice is focused on internal medicine for which I see many conditions from infertility to IBS, anxiety, insomnia, and allergies. I also see a lot of pregnancy-related issues as one of my practices is integrated with a midwifery clinic.