A natural approach to your health and well-being
A natural approach to your health and well-being
What is treated with Acupuncture?
In the late 1970s, the World Health Organization (WHO) recognized the ability of acupuncture and Oriental medicine to treat nearly four dozen common ailments, including the following:
- Neuromusculoskeletal conditions (such as arthritis, neuralgia, insomnia, dizziness, and
- neck/shoulder pain)
- Emotional and psychological disorders (such as depression and anxiety)
- Circulatory disorders (such as hypertension, angina pectoris, arteriosclerosis and
- anemia)
- Addictions to alcohol, nicotine and other drugs
- Respiratory disorders (such as emphysema, sinusitis, allergies and bronchitis)
- Gastrointestinal conditions (such as food allergies, ulcers, chronic diarrhea, constipation,
- indigestion, intestinal weakness, anorexia and gastritis).
The NIH’s Statement on Effectiveness:
In 1997, a consensus statement released by the National Institutes of Health found that acupuncture could be useful by itself or in combination with other therapies to treat addiction, headaches, menstrual cramps, tennis elbow, fibromyalgia, myofascial pain, osteoarthritis, lower back pain, carpal tunnel syndrome and asthma. Other studies have demonstrated that acupuncture may help in the rehabilitation of stroke patients and can relieve nausea in patients recovering from surgery.
