Conditions That Acupuncture and
Traditional Chinese Medicine
Can Treat
As more people have benefited from 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
- Joint Pain
- Arthritis
- Sciatica
- Sprain/strain
- Fibromylagia
- Back pain
- Golf or Tennis Elbow
- Headaches
- Migraine
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Bells palsy
- Trigeminal neuralgia
- Stroke sequelae
- Peripheral neuropathy
- Common cold
- Flu
- Sore throat
- Sinusitis
- Rhinitis
- Bronchitis
- Asthma
- Low blood pressure
- High blood pressure
- High cholesterol
- Palpitations
- PMS
- Menstrual irregularity
- Menstrual cramps
- Menstrual pain
- Morning sickness
- Infertility
- Impotence
- Prostatitis
- 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 indepth 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.