Acupuncture treats on three levels - mental, emotional and physical - and is best known in the West for its success in treating painful conditions such as migraine, muscular-skeletal and period pain. However, the range of conditions which can be treated by acupuncture is in fact much wider. The following lists are indicative and not exhaustive.
Internal Ailments
Addictions; Allergies; Anaemia; Asthma; Bowel and Urinary Problems; Catarrh; Dizziness; Eczema; Facial Paralysis; Hay Fever; Haemorrhoids; High Blood Pressure; Oedema; Stroke; Stomach Ulcer; Tinnitus.
Women’s Problems
Absence of periods; Cystitis; Endometriosis; Habitual Miscarriage; Irregular Periods; Infertility; Menopausal Problems; Period Pain; P.M.T.; Pregnancy; Vaginal Discharges.
Painful Conditions
Arthritis; Back Pain; Gastric Pain; Headache; Migraine; Rheumatism; Sciatica; Shingles; Shoulder Pain; Sinusitis; Tennis Elbow; Trigeminal Neuralgia.
Nervous Disorders
Anxiety; Depression; Insomnia; Palpitations.
