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