Conditions
Conditions We Treat
Most people associate acupuncture with pain relief and other similar events, but it can also be used to treat a number of other conditions. The National Institute of Health (NIH) and the World Health Organization (WHO) recognizes acupuncture as effective in treating the following conditions.
Addiction
Anxiety
Arthritis
Asthma
Bronchitis
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Chronic fatigue
Colitis
Common colds
Constipation
Dental pain
Depression
Diarrhea
Digestion
Dizziness
Dysentery
Emotional problems
Eye problems
Facial palsy/tics
Fatigue
Fertility
Fibromyalgia
Gingivitis
Headache
Hiccough
Incontinence
Indigestion
Irritable bowel syndrome
Lower back pain
Menopause
Menstrual irregularities
Migraines
Morning sickness
Nausea
Osteoarthritis
Pain
PMS
Pneumonia
Reproductive problems
Sciatica
Seasonal affective disorder
Shoulder pain
Sinusitis
Sleep disturbances
Smoking cessation
Sore Throat
Stress
Tennis Elbow
Tonsillitis
Tooth pain
Trigeminal neuralgia
Urinary tract infections
Vomiting
Wrist pain
The benefits of acupuncture have been widely known and researched for generations. Thousands of years ago, the Chinese discovered that the secret to good health is to maintain the circulation of blood throughout the body so that all the organs and tissues receive an ample supply of oxygen and nutrients thus allowing them to operate at their optimal level. A large portion of the aging process involves the natural slowing down of the flow of blood through the body. The slower and more obstructed the blood flow becomes, the more likely that disease will occur. Taking this fact into consideration, the ancient Chinese developed a method of addressing the body through a system that works to increase the flow and distribution of blood throughout the body. They discovered that by stimulating areas where nerves and planes of fascia (the organic “saran wrap” that connects all the tissues of the body) intersect they could address nearly the entire spectrum of human suffering.
