Treatments: Proven benefits of Acupuncture

What does acupuncture offer:

According to the World Health Organization acupuncture has been shown to be effective for the following problems. This list is by no means all that acupuncture can treat, just what has been proven by the world's leading health authority. 

Respiratory tract disorders

• Acute sinusitis
  
• Acute rhinitis
  
• Common cold
  
• Acute tonsillitis
  

Bronchopulmonary disorders

• Acute bronchitis
  
• Bronchial asthma

Disorders of the eye

• Acute conjunctivitis
  
• Central retinitis
  
• Myopia (in children)
  
• Cataract (without complications)

Disorders of the mouth cavity

• Toothache
  
• Pain after tooth extraction
• Gingivitis
  
• Acute and chronic pharyngitis

Gastrointestinal disorders

• Spasm of the oesophagus & cardia

• Hiccoughs
  
• Gastroptosis
  
• Acute and chronic gastritis
  
• Gastric hyperacidity
  
• Chronic duodenal ulcer
  
• Acute and chronic colitis
  
• Acute bacterial dysentery
  
• Constipation 
• Diarrhea 
• Paralytic ileus

Neurological and orthopaedic disorders

• Headache
  
• Migraine
  
• Trigeminal neuralgia
  
• Facial paralysis
  
• Paralysis after apoplectic fit
  
• Peripheral neuropathy
  
• Paralysis caused by poliomyelitis
  
• Meniere's syndrome
  
• Neurogenic bladder dysfunction
  
• Nocturnal enuresis
  
• Intercostal neuralgia
  
• Periarthritis humeroscapularis 
  
• Tennis elbow
  
• Sciatica
  
• Lumbar pain
  
• Rheumatoid arthritis