Conditions treated

What acupuncture can help with

Below is the World Health Organization's list of conditions for which acupuncture has been proven — through controlled trials — to be an effective treatment, or has shown therapeutic effect for which further study is underway. If you don't see your concern here, reach out; we're happy to talk it through.

Musculoskeletal & Neurological

  • Low back pain
  • Neck pain & stiff neck
  • Sciatica
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Rheumatoid arthritis
  • Headache
  • Knee pain
  • Periarthritis of the shoulder
  • Tennis elbow
  • Sprains
  • Facial pain & craniomandibular disorders
  • TMJ dysfunction
  • Sciatica & radicular pain syndromes
  • Postoperative pain
  • Cancer pain
  • Bell's palsy & facial spasm
  • Post-herpetic neuralgia
  • Dental pain

Gastrointestinal

  • Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
  • Nausea & vomiting
  • Epigastric pain (peptic ulcer, gastritis, gastrospasm)
  • Chronic ulcerative colitis
  • Biliary colic
  • Cholecystitis & cholelithiasis
  • Acute bacillary dysentery
  • Obesity

Gynecological

  • Menstrual pain (dysmenorrhea)
  • Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)
  • Female infertility
  • Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)
  • Morning sickness
  • Correction of fetal malposition
  • Induction of labor & labor pain
  • Deficient lactation
  • Fibromyalgia & fasciitis

Emotional & Wellbeing

  • Stress
  • Depression (including depressive neurosis and depression following stroke)
  • Insomnia

Ear, Nose, Throat & Respiratory

  • Allergic rhinitis & hay fever
  • Bronchial asthma
  • Sore throat & tonsillitis
  • Earache
  • Ménière disease
  • Simple nosebleed (epistaxis)
  • Whooping cough (pertussis)

Circulatory

  • Essential hypertension
  • Primary hypotension
  • Hyperlipidemia
  • Stroke
  • Raynaud syndrome
  • Leukopenia

Urogenital

  • Recurrent urinary-tract infection
  • Female urethral syndrome
  • Chronic prostatitis
  • Non-organic male sexual dysfunction
  • Renal colic
  • Kidney stones (urolithiasis)
  • Traumatic urine retention

Substance Dependence

  • Tobacco dependence
  • Alcohol dependence & detoxification
  • Opium, cocaine & heroin dependence

Other Conditions

  • Adverse reactions to radiotherapy & chemotherapy
  • Insomnia
  • Acne vulgaris
  • Non-insulin-dependent diabetes
  • Gouty arthritis
  • Herpes zoster (shingles)
  • Pruritus (itching)
  • Postoperative convalescence
  • Sjögren syndrome & autoimmune disorders

Source: World Health Organization review of controlled clinical trials. This list is provided for education and does not constitute medical advice or a guarantee of results.

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