Conditions Treated

The following is an abbreviated listing of the many conditions treated for which the therapeutic effect of acupuncture has been shown to be effective by The World Health Organization (WHO). Acupuncture is able to treat many more conditions than listed below. Please call the clinic if your condition is not listed to see if acupuncture is suitable to treat your condition.

Pulmonary:

Bronchial Asthma, Whooping Cough (Pertussis)

Skin Disorders:

Acne Vulgaris, Herpes Zoster (Shingles), Pruritus

Autoimmune and Chronic Diseases:

Adverse Reactions to Radiotherapy and/or Chemotherapy, Hepatitis B, Leukopenia

Cardiac:

Cardiac Neurosis, Hyperlipaemia, Hypertension, Hypotension, Raynaud syndrome

Urogenital:

Male Sexual Dysfunction, Prostatitis, Renal Colic, Retention of Urine, Urinary-tract Infection, Urolithiasis

Mental / Emotional and Lifestyle:

Alcohol & Drug Addiction, Alcohol & Drug Detoxification, Depression, Insomnia, Obesity, Schizophrenia, Tobacco Dependence, Type II Diabetes

Neurological:

Craniocerebral Injury, Dementia, Headaches, Migraines, Neuralgia, Neurodermatitis, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, Stroke, Tourette Syndrome

Ears, Eyes, Nose, Throat, and Facial:

Allergies, Bell’s Palsy, Earache, Eye Pain, Facial Pain, Facial Spasm, Ménière Disease, Nose Bleed (Epistaxis), Sjögren Syndrome, Sore Throat, Tinnitus, TMJ, Tonsillitis, Tooth Pain

Gynecological:

Dysmenorrhoea, Hypo-ovarianism, Infertility, Lactation, Morning Sickness, PCOS, Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS), Urethral Syndrome

Gastrointestinal:

Abdominal Pain, Acid Reflux, Biliary Colic, Cholecystitis, Cholelithiasis, Dysentery, Epigastralgia, Gastrokinetic Disturbance, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Nausea and Vomiting, Ulcerative Colitis

General Pain and Musculoskeletal:

Cancer Pain, Fibromyalgia, Gouty Arthritis, Knee Pain, Low Back Pain, Neck Pain, Osteoarthritis, Postoperative Pain, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Sciatica, Shoulder Pain, Spine Pain, Sprain, Stiff Neck, Tennis Elbow