Conditions
Conditions That Acupuncture and
Traditional Chinese Medicine
Can Help
As more people have benefited from Traditional Chinese Medicine or TCM worldwide it has gained increasing acceptance in the United States.
Endorsed by the World Health Organization, acupuncture is used to treat many commonly encountered clinical disorders.
Conditions treated by acupuncture include:
Digestive
- Chronic diarrhea
- Constipation
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
- Indigestion
- Hyperacidity / Acid reflux
- Colitis
- Ulcers
Musculo-skeletal
- Joint Pain
- Arthritis
- Sciatica
- Sprain/strain
- Fibromylagia
- Back pain
- Golf or Tennis Elbow
Neurological
- Headaches
- Migraine
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Bells palsy
- Trigeminal neuralgia
- Stroke sequelae
- Peripheral neuropathy
Respiratory
- Common cold
- Flu
- Sore throat
- Sinusitis
- Rhinitis
- Bronchitis
- Asthma
Circulatory
- Low blood pressure
- High blood pressure
- High cholesterol
- Palpitations
Reproductive
- PMS
- Menstrual irregularity
- Menstrual cramps
- Menstrual pain
- Morning sickness
- Infertility
- Impotence
- Prostatitis
OTHER
- Chronic fatigue
- Weight loss
- Depressed immunity
- Urinary disorders
- Addictions
- Insomnia
This is just a representative list of disorders and conditions that acupuncture and Oriental medicine can treat.
The World Health Organization had published a report titled, “Acupuncture: review and analysis of reports on controlled clinical trials.” in 2003, which is now out of print. It covered information about:
- 1.Acupuncture therapy
2. Evaluation studies
3. Controlled clinical trials
4. Evidence-based medicine and
5. Preview literature.
Here’s an in depth article by Dr. L.B. Grotte on – “The World Health Organization Reviews Clinical Trials of Acupuncture” that may be of interest to you, since the WHO report is no longer available.
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