Conditions
The World Health Organisation has listed the following conditions as responding well to Acupuncture treatment.
Acne | Menstrual disorders |
Allergies, Rhinitis, Sinusitis, Hayfever | Menopause symptoms |
Anaemia | Migraine and headaches |
Anxiety | Morning sickness Nausea and vomiting |
Asthma | Neck pain |
Bell's palsy | Neurodermatitis |
Breech presentation (correction of) | Osteoarthritis |
Colitis (ulcerative) | Palpitations |
Conjunctivitis | Peptic and gastric ulcer |
Dental pain | Polycystic ovary syndrome |
Depression | Post-herpetic neuralgia |
Diabetes | Post-operative convalescence |
Dysmenorrhoea | Post-operative pain |
Earache | Premenstrual syndrome |
Eczema | Prostate inflammation |
Facial and jaw pain | Pruritus (itching) |
Fibromyalgia | Raynaud syndrome |
Frozen shoulder | Retention of urine |
Gallbladder inflammation, Gallstones | Rheumatoid arthritis |
Gout | Saliva (excess salivation or drooling) |
Herpes zoster | Sciatica |
High | Sore throat (including tonsillitis) |
blood pressure | Sports injuries and Sprains |
Impotance | Stiff neck |
Induction of labour | Stress |
Infertility | Stroke |
Indigestion and stomach disorders | Temporomandibular joint problems |
Insomnia | Tennis elbow |
Knee pain | Tinnitus |
Lactation (deficiency) | Tobacco dependence |
Low blood pressure | Urinary stones |
Lower back pain | Urinary tract infection |
M.E. (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome) | Vascular dementia |
Meniere disease | Whooping cough |