Acupuncture, along with herbal medicine, has been practiced consistently in Asia for several millennia, and continues to be the primary source of health care for close to one quarter of the world's population. While acupuncture has been practiced for several hundred years in some countries in Europe, in the US it has only been practiced for several decades. Currently it is commonly considered a resource for people experiencing musculo-skeletal pain or sports injuries, stress, digestive and fertility issues, to name a few. And although acupuncture is most effective as a preventative medicine, people are commonly referred to acupuncturists when they have been experiencing stubborn illnesses or diseases, and conventional medicine has not been effective for them.
Acupuncture has been proven to benefit the following conditions:
Allergies
Arthritis of shoulder
Dental pain
Depression
Elbow Pain
Gastritis and heart burn
Facial pain
Headache
Hypertension
Hypotension
Joint sprain
Knee pain
Leukopenia
Low back pain
Malposition of fetus
Menstrual pain
Morning sickness
Nausea and vomiting
Neck pain
Postoperative pain
Prolonged labour
Renal colic
Rheumatoid arthritis
Sciatica
Stroke
Early research supports the effectiveness of acupuncture in the treatment of the following conditions:
Acne
Alcohol dependence and detox
Bell’s palsy
Bronchial asthma
Cancer pain
Diabetes mellitus, non-insulin-dependent
Earache
Female infertility
Facial spasm
Fibromyalgia and fasciitis
Gout
Hepatitis B
Herpes zoster
Hyperlipaemia
Insomnia
Labour pain
Lactation deficiency
Male sexual dysfunction, non-organic
Ménière disease
Obesity
Opium, cocaine and heroin dependence
Osteoarthritis
Polycystic ovary syndrome
Postoperative recovery
Premenstrual syndrome
Prostatitis
Pruritus
Retention of urine
Schizophrenia
Sore throat (including tonsillitis)
Spine pain, acute
Stiff neck
Stress
TMJ dysfunction
Tobacco dependence
Ulcerative colitis, chronic
Urinary-tract infection
Vascular dementia
