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Disorders Treated With Acupuncture
The World Health Organization recognizes acupuncture for the treatment of:
- Ear, Nose and Throat disorders
Toothaches, pain after tooth extraction, gingivitis, acute or chronic otitis, acute sinusitis, acute rhinitis, nasal catarrh and acute tonsillitis.
- Respiratory disorders
Asthma, bronchitis, coughs, colds and allergies.
- Gastrointestinal disorders
Esophageal and cardio spasm, hiccup, gastroptosis, acute or chronic gastritis, sour stomach, chronic colonitis, acute bacillary dysentry, constipation, diarrhea and paralytic ileus.
- Eye disorders
Acute conjunctivitis, central retinitis, near sightedness (in children) and cataracts without complications.
- Neurological and Muscular disorders
Headaches, migraines, trigeminal neuralgia, facial paralysis (within the first three to six months), post stroke paresis, peripheral neuritis, neurological bladder dysfunction, bed wetting, intercostal neuralgia, cervical syndrome, frozen shoulder, tennis elbow, sciatia, low back pain and osteoarthritis.
In addition, acupuncture has been used in China to treat a host of other problems such as:
- joint pain
- sprains/strains
- stress
- skin problems
- infertility
- sexual dysfunction
- PMS
- gynecological complaints
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