Acupuncture: Commonly Treated Conditions
Ancient Tradition with Modern Results
Throughout the centuries, acupuncture and other Eastern medicine practices have reliably remedied a variety of discomforts, diseases, and disorders. Now these Eastern modalities are globally recognized for their effectiveness.
Why is Acupuncture a Good Choice for Me?
The World Health Organization notes many benefits of acupuncture, including the following:
Non-toxic and natural treatment
Adverse reactions are minimal
No risk of dependency
No risk of negative drug interactions
Can prevent surgical intervention and associated risk of infection
Acupuncture is highly effective and safe. It offers a gentle method of treatment that is entirely customizable to meet each patient’s unique needs.
Conditions Treated by Acupuncture
The World Health Organization (WHO) has compiled a list of the conditions for which acupuncture has been proven to effectively treat1:
Pain in the/due to:
An operation (postoperative)
Dentistry (including dental pain and temporomandibular dysfunction)
Face (including craniomandibular disorders)
Knee
Headache
Low back
Neck
Other Conditions:
Adverse reactions to radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy
Allergic rhinitis (including hay fever)
Biliary colic
Depression (including depressive neurosis and depression following stroke)
Dysentery, acute bacillary
Dysmenorrhoea, primary
Epigastralgia, acute (in peptic ulcer, acute and chronic gastritis, and gastrospasm)
Hypertension, essential
Hypotension, primary
Induction of labor
Leukopenia
Malposition of fetus
Morning sickness
Nausea and vomiting
Periarthritis of shoulder
Renal colic
Rheumatoid arthritis
Sciatica
Sprain
Stroke
Tennis elbow
WHO also cites the following conditions in which acupuncture has been shown to have healing effect:
Pain in the/due to:
Abdomen (in acute gastroenteritis or due to gastrointestinal spasm)
Cancer
Earache
Endoscopic examination
Eye, due to subconjunctival injection
Labor
Radicular and pseudoradicular pain syndrome
Spine (acute)
Thromboangiitis obliterans
Other Conditions:
Acne vulgaris
Alcohol dependence and detoxification
Bell’s palsy
Bronchial asthma
Cardiac neurosis
Cholecystitis, chronic, with acute exacerbation
Cholelithiasis
Competition stress syndrome
Craniocerebral injury, closed
Diabetes mellitus, non-insulin-dependent
Epidemic haemorrhagic fever
Epistaxis, simple (without generalized or local disease)
Female infertility
Facial spasm
Female urethral syndrome
Fibromyalgia and fasciitis
Gastrokinetic disturbance
Gouty arthritis
Hepatitis B virus carrier status
Herpes zoster (human (alpha) herpesvirus 3)
Hyperlipaemia
Hypo-ovarianism
Insomnia
Lactation, deficiency
Male sexual dysfunction, non-organic
Ménière disease
Neuralgia, post-herpetic
Neurodermatitis
Obesity
Opium, cocaine and heroin dependence
Osteoarthritis
Polycystic ovary syndrome (Stein-Leventhal syndrome)
Postextubation in children
Postoperative convalescence
Premenstrual syndrome
Prostatitis, chronic
Pruritus
Raynaud syndrome, primary
Recurrent lower urinary-tract infection
Reflex sympathetic dystrophy
Retention of urine, traumatic
Schizophrenia
Sialism, drug-induced
Sjögren syndrome
Sore throat (including tonsillitis)
Stiff neck
Temporomandibular joint dysfunction
Tietze syndrome
Tobacco dependence
Tourette syndrome
Ulcerative colitis, chronic
Urolithiasis
Vascular dementia
Whooping cough (pertussis)
WHO notes that compared to the difficulty of conventional methods, acupuncture is a worthwhile treatment of:
Chloasma
Choroidopathy, central serous
Colour blindness
Deafness
Hypophrenia
Irritable colon syndrome
Neuropathic bladder in spinal cord injury
Pulmonary heart disease (chronic)
Small airway obstruction
Make an Appointment
As you can see, acupuncture is widely effective. It is likely that acupuncture could significantly improve your life as well. Make an appointment today by calling 425-939-0991 or emailing hello@hadohealth.com.
About Hado Health
At Hado Health, we take a stand for your well-being and quality of life. Our end goal is to go beyond simply easing your pain. We will work with you at multiple levels (physical, emotional, and mental) to make sure we provide healing that targets the root of your condition. The results we’ve had with our patients show we are able to achieve this by blending the ancient wisdom of the East with the inquisitive mind of the West. We work collaboratively with each patient to provide a deeper and more holistic form of healthcare while holding ourselves to the highest professional and ethical standards.
Call 425-939-0991 with questions or to schedule an appointment today! Or come see us at 17924, 140th Ave NE, Suite 204 Woodinville, WA 98072.
