You may get more details and updated information for the diseases or disorders that can be treated or affected positively with acupuncture, from the websites of
WHO (World Health Organization): www.who.int or
NIH (National Institute of Health): www.nih.gov.
The following list of conditions are those commonly treated by acupuncture practitioners, or the complains described when people come to see us. If you don't see your condition in the list, please email or text us your inquiry.
Muscular Skeletal
Pain in back, neck, shoulder, leg, head, arm, hand or foot
Sprain
Muscles tight or stiff
Tendonitis
Tennis elbow
Carpal tunnel syndrome (slight to moderate)
Sciatic
Disk issues
Fibromyalgia and fasciitis
Periarthritis of shoulder
Rheumatoid arthritis
Post stroke
Bell’s palsy
Mental / Emotional
Stress
Anxiety
Dizziness (ruled out severe diseases by medical doctors)
Depression (including depressive neurosis and depression following stroke)
Bipolar disorder
Insomnia
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Gastrointestinal
Abdominal pain (in acute gastroenteritis or due to gastrointestinal spasm)
Biliary colic
Diarrhea (emotionally related)
Flatulence (fullness feeling in abdomen)
Hiccup
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
Nausea/vomiting
Ulcerative colitis, chronic
Circulatory
Hypertension, essential
Edema
Endocrine
Acne
Diabetes mellitus, non-insulin-dependent
Obesity
Menopausal symptoms
Genitourinary
Irregular menstruation
Painful menstruation
Premenstrual Syndrome
Female urethral syndrome
Infertility (female and/or male - natural fertility, support to IVF/IUI, miscarriage, low sperm count, low motility )
Malposition of fetus, correction of Urinary incontinence
Enuresis
Prostatitis, chronic
Male sexual dysfunction, non-organic
Pain or skin conditions in genitalia (man or woman, ruled out infections by medical doctors)
Neurological
Migraine headache
Post stroke paralysis
Neuralgia, post-herpetic
Facial paralysis (Bell's Palsy)
Fibromialgia
Neurodermatitis
Respiratory
Allergic rhinitis (including hay fever)
Asthma Sinusitis Bronchitis
Others
Weight and Eating disorders
Addiction (smoking, alcohol, drugs)
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)
Pain in dentistry (including dental pain and temporomandibular dysfunction)
Postoperative pain
Pain due to endoscopic examination
Acupuncture Facelift (facial rejuvenation)
Cancer (see note below)
Note for Patients with cancer:
The goals of acupuncture for patients with cancer include providing basic balance and support, balancing emotional disorders and stress, reducing cancer pain or postoperative pain, and reducing adverse reactions to radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy. We will need (1) a letter from one of your doctors that states that the acupuncture treatment is in conjunction with a treatment program prescribed by the doctor, or a letter showing the doctor's recommendation for acupuncture treatment, the patient also should be under that active care of a medical doctor. (2) a copy of most recent blood test result. It is not good time to come for acupuncture if the patient is extremely weak, or is easy to bleed for a long time after injection/injury/brush teeth, or is very prone to infections.