Treatable conditions
In 1979, the World Health Organization published a short list of conditions seen as appropriate for treatment with acupuncture. This is not a complete list of conditions appropriate for treatment, but just some examples.
The list includes:
• Abdominal pain
• Addiction control
• Anxiety
• Arthritis
• Asthma
• Athletic performance
• Back/neck pain
• Blood pressure regulation
• Bronchitis
• Chronic fatigue
• Common cold
• Constipation
• Depression
• Diarrhea
• Gingivitis
• Headaches
• Hyper-acidity
• IBS
• Immune system tonification
• Indigestion
• Infertility
• Insomnia
• Menopausal symptoms
• Migraines
• Muscle cramping/pain
• Nervousness
• Neurogenic bladder dysfunction• Neurosis
• Numbness
• Parkinson's disease
• Poor vision
• Postoperative pain
• Premenstrual syndrome
• Sciatica
• Sinusitis
• Stress reduction
• Stroke
• Tinnitus
• Tonsillitis
• Toothache