What diseases and conditions does Acupuncture treat?  Acupuncture is one of the most effective methods of relieving pain. Like all systems of medicine acupuncture has treatments for almost all illnesses. The list given below is not exhaustive but merely indicative of the range of diseases in which acupuncture is used with good results.  

• Diseases of Muscles Bones & Joints
• Diseases of Nervous System
• Respiratory Disorders
• Cardiac Disorders
• Vascular Disorders
• Blood Disorders
• Disorders of the Gastrointestinal System
• Liver and Pancreatic Disorders
• Gynecological Disorders
• Genito-Urinary Disorders
• Skin Disorders & Diseases
• Ear Disorders
• Eye Disorders
• Endocrine Disorders
• Psychiatric Disorders
• Disorders of Children

Below are listings diseases and disorders in each category.

DISEASES OF MUSCLES, BONES AND JOlNTS.

Frozen Shoulder (Periarthritis)

Osteoarthritis of the Hip and Knee

Cervical Spondylosis

Backache (slipped disc), with or without sciatica

Temporomandibular Arthritis

Tennis Elbow, Golfers Elbow

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Fibromyositis

Myalgia

Pain in the Chest

Intercostal Neuralgia

Ankylosing Spondylitis

Stenosing Tenosynovitis. (De Quervain's Disease)

Ganglion of the Wrist

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Dupuytren’s Contracture

Trigger Finger, Snap Thumb

Cramp in the Calf Muscles

Achilles Tendinitis

Spur on the Heel

Planter Fasciitis

DiSEASES OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM.

Hemiplegia, Hemiparesis (Strokes and Paralysis)

Parkinsonism

Spastic Paralysis, Chorea, Habit Spasm (Tics)

Meniere’s Disease, Vertigo and Travel Sickness

Headaches

Deafness due to nerve damage

Bell’s Palsy

Trigeminal Neuralgia (Tic Douloureux)

Insomnia

Anxiety

Epilepsy

Bulbar Palsy

Paraplegia, Paraparesis

Poliomyelitis

Neuropraxia of the Lateral Popliteal Nerve

Muscular Dystrophies (Myopathies and Motor Neurone Disease)

Disorders of the Autonomic Nervous System

RESPIRATORY DISORDERS

Common Cold

Sinusitis (both acute and chronic)

Hay Fever (Allergic Rhinitis)

Tonsillitis

Pharyngitis (Sore Threat)

Laryngitis, Tracheitis

Hoarse Voice

Bronchitis

Cough

Whooping Cough

Bronchial Asthma

CARDIAC DISORDERS

Dyspnoea, (out of breath) due to left ventricular failure, cardiac asthma

Bradycardia (slow heart beat)

Tachycardia and rhythm disorders of the heart

Atrial fibrillation (irregular heartbeats)

VASCULAR DIS0RDERS

Hypotension (low blood pressure)

Hypertension (high blood pressure)

Thrombo-angitis obliterans

Peripheral vascular disease

Angina Pectoris

BLOOD DISORDERS

Aplastic anaemia

Thrombocytopaenia

Leucopaenia (low white blood cell count)

DISORDERS OF THE GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM

Stomatitis, Glossitis

Toothache

Dysphagia (Difficulty of Swallowing)

Hiatus Hernia

Gastroeosophageal reflux disorder. (G.E.R.D.)

Hiccough (Hiccup)

Nausea and Vomiting

Gastritis

Dyspepsia (indigestion)

Peptic Ulcer (Gastric Ulcer and Duodenal Ulcer)

Abdominal Distension (Flatulence)

Appendicitis

Worms

Diarrhoea, Dysentery (Bacillary, Amoebic)

Intestinal Colic

Intestinal obstruction and paralytic illeus

Constipation

Haemorrhoids (Piles)

LIVER AND PANCREATIC DISORDERS

Hepatitis. (Infective Hepatitis. Serum Hepatitis)

Cirrhosis of the Liver

Biliary Colic

Pancreatitis

Splenomegaly

GYNECOLOGICAL DISORDERS IN WOMEN

Amenorrhoea

Oligomenorrhoea

Irregular Menstruation

Dysmenorrhoea (painful periods)

Premenstrual tension Syndrome (P.M.S.)

DYSPAREUNIA. (Pain during intercourse)

Menorrhagia (excessive bleeding)

Leucorrhoea (white discharge from the vagina)

Pelvic Inflammations. Salpingitis. Adnexitis. Cervicitis,

Vaginitis

Utero-Vaginal Prolapse

Itching of the Vulva

Pain of Secondary Carcinoma of the Cervix, Uterus and Ovaries

GENITO-URINARY DISORDERS

Nephritis, Pyelitis, Pyelonephritis

Haematuria, Oliguria, Anuria

Renal Colic

Cystitis, Urethritis

Retention of Urine

Enuresis, Nocturnal Enuresis (Bed Wetting)

SKIN DIS0RDERS & DISEASES

Non-Healing Wounds and Chronic Ulcers of the skin

Furunculosis (Boils, Acne, pimples)

Warts

Urticaria (Nettle Rash, Hives), Angioneurotic Edema

Lymphangitis

Erysipelas

Herpes Zoster (Shingles)

Eczema

Leucoderma (Vitiligo)

Alopecia Areata

Psoriasis

EAR DISORDERS

Deafness, Deaf-Mutism

Tinnitus

Earache

Meniere's Disease Vertigo, Travel Sickness, Labryinthitis

EYE DISORDERS

Cataract

Conjunctivitis

Myopia

Astigmatism

Squint

Retinitis Pigmentosa

Optic Nerve Atrophy

Glaucoma

Night Blindness

ENDOCRINE DIS0RDERS

Hypogonadism, Sub-Fertility

Adrenal Fatigue & failure

Diabetes Mellitus

Pitutary disorders

Obesity of Endocrine Origin

PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS

Hysteria

Anxiety disorders

Schizophrenia

Mental Depression

Impotence

Frigidity

Premature Ejaculation

Drug Addictions

Tobacco addiction. This is very useful to give up smoking

DISORDERS OF CHILDREN

Infantile Convulsions

Febrile Fits

Behavioral Disorders

Nocturnal Enuresis

Fevers