What Conditions Can Acupuncture Help?
Acupuncture has become an integral part of our health system.
Scientific research demonstrates that acupuncture is a powerful medicine that
can safely treat myriad of health conditions.
What Do the Acupuncture Studies Say?
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.
The World Health Organization
In 1979, the World Health Organization (W.H.O.) acknowledged that acupuncture is effective for treatment of 43 health problems, including:
National Institutes of Health (NIH) Consensus Statement
(http://consensus.nih.gov/1997/1997Acupuncture107html.htm)
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:
What Do the Acupuncture Studies Say?
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.
The World Health Organization
In 1979, the World Health Organization (W.H.O.) acknowledged that acupuncture is effective for treatment of 43 health problems, including:
- Eye disorders:
Conjunctivitis, cataracts - Mouth disorders:
Toothache, post-extraction pain, gingivitis - Gastrointestinal
disorders:
Acid reflex, colitis, constipation, gastritis, duodenal ulcers, diarrhea, spasms of esophagus, hiccoughs, 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, osteoarthritis, chronic fatigue, tennis elbow, carpal tunnel syndrome, frozen shoulder, knee pain, fibromyalgia, injuries and pains, pain in the rib area - Reproductive
and gynecological disorders:
Infertility, premenstrual syndrome, menstrual cramps, spotting, excessive bleeding, loss of menstrual period, impotence, incontinence, prostatitis - Mental and
emotional disorders:
Stress, anxiety, depression, insomnia
National Institutes of Health (NIH) Consensus Statement
(http://consensus.nih.gov/1997/1997Acupuncture107html.htm)
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:
- Postoperative and chemotherapy nausea and vomiting
- Postoperative dental pain
- Addictions
- Stroke rehabilitation
- Headaches
- Menstrual cramps
- Tennis elbow
- Fibromyalgia
- Myofascial pain
- Osteoarthritis
- Low back pain
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Asthma
