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List Of Conditions Treated
Below is a list produced by the World Health Organisation (WHO) showing the symptoms that they consider can be helped with acupuncture.

Below that there is another list which shows conditions that I regularly treat which are not on the WHO list.

World Health Organisation list:

Upper Respiratory Tract
Acute sinusitis
Acute rhinitis
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

Disorders of the Mouth
Toothache, post-extraction pain
Gingivitis
Acute and chronic pharyngitis

Gastro-intestinal Disorders
Spasms of oesophagus
Hiccough
Acute and chronic gastritis
Gastric hyperacidity
Chronic duodenal ulcer (pain relief)
Acute and chronic colitis
Constipation
Diarrhoea

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

On the basis of my experience over the past 25 years treating patients here are some more conditions that I would add to the above list:

Rheumatological Disorders
Rheumatoid arthritis
PMR (Poly Myalgia Rheumatica)

Gynaecological Disorders
Menstrual pain
Late/heavy/scanty periods
PMT inc swollen & tender breasts, back pain, migraine
Menopausal symptoms – hot sweats and flushing
Postnatal depression
Postnatal psychosis

Stress
All symptoms are capable of being aggravated by stress and some can be triggered by stress.

Mental/Emotional Disorders
Anxiety
Depression
Phobias
OCD
Tricholomania
Insomnia

Addictions
Smoking
Opiate addiction
Alcohol addiction

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