Can acupuncture help me?
Are you in pain all the time and your life is completely consumed by it? Are you looking for help managing an autoimmune disorder or a chronic problem with your digestive, reproductive, respiratory, urinary, or musculoskeletal system? Are you dragging yourself throughout the day tired and joyless? Are you struggling with your weight? Are you spending every night counting sheep? Are you having a hard time keeping your stress level under control? Is your immune system compromised?
If mainstream medicine has not provided you with solutions to your health problems, it may be time to try a different approach. Please see below how acupuncture can help.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), acupuncture is helpful in the treatment of many health disorders. Here is a partial list:
For a complete list, please click here.
If mainstream medicine has not provided you with solutions to your health problems, it may be time to try a different approach. Please see below how acupuncture can help.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), acupuncture is helpful in the treatment of many health disorders. Here is a partial list:
- Respiratory Tract Disorders: Sinusitis, rhinitis, common cold and flu, tonsillitis, pharyngitis, bronchitis, asthma
- Eye Disorders: Conjunctivitis, cataracts
- Mouth Disorders: Toothache, post-extraction pain, gingivitis
- Gastrointestinal disorders: Spasms of esophagus, hiccoughs, gastritis, acid reflex, duodenal ulcers, colitis, constipation, diarrhea, paralytic ileus
- Neurologic disorders: Headaches and migraine, facial palsy in early stage, trigeminal neuralgia, peripheral neuropathies, Meniere's disease, neurologic bladder dysfunction, bedwetting
- Musculoskeletal disorders: Back pain, pain in the rib area, frozen shoulder, tennis elbow, osteoarthritis, carpal tunnel syndrome, knee pain, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, injuries and pains
- Reproductive and gynecological disorders: Premenstrual syndrome, menstrual cramps, spotting, excessive bleeding, loss of menstrual period, impotence, infertility, incontinence, prostatitis
- Mental and emotional disorders: Stress, anxiety, depression, insomnia
For a complete list, please click here.
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
In its consensus statement, the NIH reported that “acupuncture may be useful as an adjunct treatment or an acceptable alternative or be included in a comprehensive management” of the following conditions:
In its consensus statement, the NIH reported that “acupuncture may be useful as an adjunct treatment or an acceptable alternative or be included in a comprehensive management” of the following conditions:
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Acupuncture is one of the most researched medical arts in the world! The results of more than 23,000 acupuncture studies are archived on the website of the U.S. National Library of Medicine, PubMed.com. Click here to see the list.
Click here to see a list of research/study articles arranged by health condition in chronological order.
Click here to see more results of clinical acupuncture research sorted by health condition.
Don’t see your condition listed here? Need more information regarding acupuncture treatment for your specific problem? Contact me at (704) 651-9585 or Tamara@CharlotteAcupunctureTherapy.com.