Anxiety/Depression Headaches Immune System Insomnia Pain Relief
Traditional Chinese medicine was the dominant healthcare system for a large portion of the world population for thousands of years. There are treatment protocols for virtually all health conditions within the system. Although the current increase in interest in traditional Chinese medicine is driving an expanding amount of proposed research, the number of completed U.S. scientific studies is limited, as this research is not profitable to the established healthcare industry. The efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine is proven through its thousands of years of unbroken clinical useage.
Recent reviews of scientific literature have led to consensus statements by both the National Institute for Health (NIH) and the World Health Organizations (WHO) for conditions which respond favorably to acupuncture therapy. Patients who struggle with these health issues are encouraged to call to discuss treatment options.
The NIH consensus statement in November 1997 listed the following ailments as responding well to acupuncture treatment:
Adult post-operative and chemotherapy nausea and vomiting
Post-operative dental pain
Addiction
Stroke rehabilitation
Headache
Menstrual cramps
Tennis elbow
Fibromyalgia
Myofacial pain
Osteoarthritis
Low back pain
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Asthma
The following is a list of some of the more common conditions treatable by Chinese Medicine & Acupuncture, as outlined by the WHO:
Upper Respiratory Tract
Acute sinusitis
Acute rhinitis
Common Cold
Acute tonsillitis
Respiratory System
Acute bronchitis
Bronchial asthma (most effective in children and in patients without complicating diseases)
Disorders of the Eye
Acute conjunctivitis
Central retinitis
Myopia (in children)
Cataract (without complications)
Disorders of the Mouth
Toothache, post-extraction pain
Gingivitis
Acute and chronic pharyngitis
Gastro-intestinal Disorders
Spasms of esophagus and cardia
Hiccough
Gastroptosis
Acute and chronic gastritis
Gastric hyperacidity
Chronic duodenal ulcer (pain relief)
Acute duodenal ulcer (without complications)
Acute and chronic colitis
Acute bacillary dysentery
Constipation
Diarrhea
Paralytic ileus
Neurological and Musculo-skeletal Disorders
Headache and migraine
Trigeminal neuralgia
Facial palsy (early stage, i.e., within three to six months)
Pareses following a stroke
Peripheral neuropathies
Sequelae of poliomyelitis (early stage, i.e, within six months)
Meniere's disease
Neurogenic bladder dysfunction
Nocturnal enuresis
Intercostal neuralgia
Cervicobrachial syndrome
"Frozen shoulder," "tennis elbow"
Sciatica
Low back pain
Osteoarthritis
For more information see: http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs134/en/
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