What We Treat
In 1997 the National Institutes of Health issued a consensus statement that recognized the effectiveness of acupuncture to treat a variety of common conditions including
•post-operative pain
•chemotherapy induced nausea
•addiction
•stroke rehabilitation,
•headache
•menstrual cramps
•tennis elbow
•fibromyalgia
•myofacial pain and osteoarthritis
•low back pain
•carpal tunnel syndrome
•asthma
The following conditions provide a better sense of what we can treat and the breadth of Traditional Chinese Medicine. In fact, in 1988 the World Health Organization of the United Nations suggested this list of conditions that Acupuncture may be an appropriate treatment strategy for.
Upper Respiratory Tract
Acute sinusitis • Acute rhinitis • Common Cold and Flu • Acute tonsillitis
Respiratory System
Acute bronchitis • Bronchial asthma
Eye Disorders
Acute conjunctivitis • Central Retinitis Myopia (in children) • Cataracts
Mouth Disorders
Toothache • Post Extraction Pain • Gingivitis • Acute and Chronic Pharyngitis
Gastrointestinal Disorders
Spasms of esophagus • Hiccough • Gastroptosis • Acute and Chronic Gastritis • Gastric Hyperacidity • Chronic Duodenal Ulcer (pain relief) • Acute Duodenal Ulcer • Acute and Chronic Colitis • Acute Bacillary Dysentery • Constipation • Diarrhea • Paralytic Ileus
Neurologic and Musculoskeletal Disorders
• Headache and Migraine • Trigeminal Neuralgias • Facial Palsy • Pareses Following a Stroke • Peripheral Neuropathies • Meniere's Disease • Neurogenic Bladder Dysfunction • Nocturnal Enuresis (bedwetting) • Intercostal Neuralgia
Sports Injuries and Pains
• Cervicobrachial Syndrome • Frozen Shoulder • Tennis Elbow • Sciatica • Low Back Pain • Osteoarthritis • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome • Back and Knee Pain • Fibromyalgia • Chronic Fatigue
Reproductive & Gynecological Conditions
• Premenstrual Syndrome • Dysmenorrhea (menstrual cramps) • Spotting and Excessive Bleeding • Amenorrhea • Impotence • Infertility • Incontinence • Prostatis
Mental Emotional Problems
• Stress • Anxiety • Depression • Insomnia
