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The World Health Organization of the United Nations based on clinical experience has listed 68 conditions for which it considers acupuncture effective. These are some of them:
Respiratory System:
Allergies
Acute sinusitis
Acute rhinitis Acute tonsillitis Acute bronchitis
Bronchial asthma Common Cold and Flu
Dermatological:
Eczema
Acne
Herpes
Disorders of the Eyes, Mouth, Ear, Nose:
Acute conjunctivitis
Central retinitis Myopia (in children) Cataract (without complications) Toothache, post-extraction pain Gingivitis Acute and chronic pharyngitis
Deafness
Ringing in the ears
Earaches
Poor eyesight
Dizziness
Gastro-intestinal Disorders:
Spasm of esophagus
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
Genito-Urinary and Reproductive:
Impotence
Infetrility
Pre-Menstrual Syndrome(PMS)
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease(PID)
Vaginitis
Irregular Period or Cramps
Morning Sickness
Amenorrhea
Dysmenorrhea Functional Uterine Hemorrhage Prolapse of Uterus Pelvic Inflammatory Diseases Malposition of Fetus Inefficient Uterine Action Lactation Deficiency Induced Abortion
Mental-Emotional:
Anxiety
Depression
Stress
Insomnia
Neurasthenia
Ilysteria Schizophrenia Neurological and Muscular-skeletal Disorders:
Arthritis
Strain/Sprain
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
Stiff Neck
Polio
Facial Muscular Spasm
Multiple Neurilis Paraplegia Hemiplegia Apoplexy Epilepsy Headache
Surgical Diseases: Furuncle Acute Mastitis Tetanus Acute Appendicitis Shoulder Pain Elbow Pain Stenosing Tenosynovitis of Radial Styloid Process Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Ganglion Injury of Soft Structure of The Knee Injury of Soft Structure of The Ankle Pain in Planta Urticaria Neurodermatitis Diseases of The Biliary Tract Hemorrhoids Prolapse of Rectum Acute Lymphangitis ("Red Line Furuncle") Injury of The Back and Loin Simple Goiter Hyperthyroidism |
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