What Can Acupuncture treat?
Acupuncture can be beneficial for almost any condition, because your practitioner treats you, not simply your condition. Because of this holistic mechanism, acupuncture effectively treats a wide variety of conditions and symptoms. In 2003, the World Health Organization alongside the National Institute of Health, released the report, “Acupuncture: Review and Analysis of Reports on Controlled Clinical Trials”, stating the effectiveness of acupuncture in treatment of numerous conditions. Since then, many more studies and clinical trials have been completed to scientifically prove the effectiveness of acupuncture for the treatment of other specific conditions.
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Drug (street and pharmacological), alcohol, & tobacco.
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Essential hypertension (high blood pressure), primary hypotension (low blood pressure), poor circulation, excessive sweating, edema, & Raynaud’s disease.
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Acne, eczema, rosacea, urticaria, alopecia, & chronic skin disorders.
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Constipation, diarrhea, bloating, heartburn (GERD), indigestion, dysentery, ulcers, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), Ulcerative Colitis, Crohns, epigastric pain, abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting (including morning sickness, post-operative vomiting, chemotherapy related), biliary colic, chronic cholecystitis, & abdominal colic.
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Toothaches, post-extraction tooth pain, temporomandibular dysfunction, dry mouth, tinnitus, earache, nosebleeds, dry eyes, conjunctivitis, macular degeneration, cataracts, sore throat, sinus infections, acute sinusitis, common cold, pertussis, acute tonsillitis, snoring, & sleep apnea.
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Depression, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), insomnia, anxiety, grief, stress, panic attacks, irritability and anger, obsessive thinking, worry, & post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
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Pre-menstrual syndrome (PMS), dysmenorrhea, menopause syndrome, deficient lactation (post-childbirth), polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), natural progression of labor in pregnancy, correction of malposition of fetus, morning sickness, infertility, irregular menstruation, pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), & amenorrhea.
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Lupus (SLE), rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, immune dysfunction, Hepatitis C, cancer pain, & adverse reactions to radiation and/or chemotherapy.
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Muscle pain, swelling, tension, stiffness and weakness, localized traumatic injuries, sprains, strains, arthritis, tendonitis, contractors, fibromyalgia, and work and sports related injuries. This includes conditions such as low back pain, neck pain, knee pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, fasciitis, spine pain, frozen shoulder, tennis elbow, cervical spondylitis, sciatica, osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, & periarthritis of shoulder.
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Headache and migraine, trigeminal neuralgia, disc problems, paresis following stroke, Ménière’s disease, chronic face pain, facial spasm, Bell’s palsy (early stage, within three to six months), hemiplegia, aphasia, Herpes Zoster, post-herpetic neuralgia, Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Parkinson’s, tremors, vertigo, dizziness, peripheral neuropathy, neurogenic bladder dysfunction, facial spasm, & Tourette’s syndrome.
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Allergies (allergic rhinitis), emphysema, bronchial asthma, frequent colds, & bronchitis.
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Urinary retention, urinary stones, renal colic, prophylactic for chronic urinary tract infections (UTI’s), chronic prostatitis, urinary incontinence, urinary urgency, urinary frequency, yeast infections, & bladder or kidney stones.
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Appetite suppression, Sjögren syndrome, diabetes, neurodermatitis, gout, & so much more.