The World Health Organization (WHO) has listed several conditions as treatable by acupuncture and Oriental medicine: Upper respiratory tract
Respiratory system
Disorders of the eye
Gastro-intestinal disorders
Neurological and musculoskeletal disorders Upper respiratory tract Acute sinusitis
Acute rhinitis
Common cold
Acute tonsillitis
Back to top. Respiratory system Acute bronchitis
Bronchial asthma (most effective in children and in patients without other complicating diseases)
Back to top. Disorders of the eye Acute conjunctivitis
Central retinitis
Myopia (in children)
Cataracts (without complications)
Disorders of the mouth
Toothache, post-extraction pain
Gingivitis
Acute and chronic pharyngitis
Back to top. Gastro-intestinal disorders Spasms of esophagus and cardia
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
Back to top. Neurological and musculoskeletal disorders 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
Back to top. Read about the legal status/licensure of acupuncture.
Make an acupuncture appointment today. | 
