What Can Acupuncture do for you?

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Acupuncture can treat...

The use of acupuncture has been shown to effectively treat many types of conditions. The World Health Organization (WHO) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) released a report called “Acupuncture: Review and Analysis of Reports on Controlled Clinical Trials.” Below you will see a list of the conditions mentioned in that report. If you have questions about a condition not listed below, be sure to contact us so we can address your specific situation. Psychological Conditions

• Depression

• Anxiety

• OCD

• PTSD

• Somatization disorder

• Hypersomnia

• Insomnia

Neurological Conditions

• Headache and migraine

• Trigeminal neuralgia

• Facial palsy (early stage, within three to six months)

• Paresis following stroke

• Peripheral neuropathies

• Meniere’s Disease

• Nocturnal enuresis

• Cervicobrachial syndrome

• Neurogenic bladder dysfunction

• Intercostal neuralgia

• Disc problems

Musculo-skeletal Conditions

• Muscle pain, swelling, stiffness and weakness

• Localized traumatic injuries, sprains, strains, tendinitis, contractures

• Arthritis

• Fibromyalgia

• Work and sports related injuries

• Low back and/or neck strain

• Osteoarthritis

• “Frozen shoulder”, “tennis elbow”

• Sciatica

Respiratory System Conditions

• Acute sinusitis

• Acute rhinitis

• Common cold and allergies*

• Acute tonsillitis

• Acute bronchitis

• Bronchial asthma

Conditions of the Eye, Ear, Nose & Mouth

• Acute conjunctivitis

• Central retinitis

• Myopia (in children)

• Cataract (without complications)

• Toothaches, post extraction pain

• Gingivitis

• Acute and chronic pharyngitis

Gastrointestinal Conditions

• Spasms of esophagus and cardiac

• Irritable bowel and colitis

• Gastroptosis

• Acute and chronic gastritis

• Gastric hyperacidity (i.e. acid reflux)

• Chronic duodenal ulcer (pain relief)

• Acute duodenal ulcer (without complication)

• Acute and chronic colitis

• Constipation

• Diarrhea

• Acute bacillary dysentery

• Paralytic ileus

Gynecological Conditions

• Infertility *

• PMS

• Dysmenorrhea

• Menopause syndrome

• Benign irregular menstruation

• Benign amenorrhea

Cardiovascular Conditions

• Essential hypertension

Other Conditions

• Withdrawal from street and pharmacological drugs

• Appetite suppression

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