What does Acupuncture Treat? Injuries? Migraines? Fertility? Depression? Allergies?Oriental medicine is used to treat many disorders and conditions. In a report compiled by the World Health Organization
(WHO), both the WHO and the National Institute of Health (NIH) have agreed on conditions that have been clinically proven
to effectively treat the following conditions, symptoms, and diseases:
• low back pain
• neck pain
• sciatica
• tennis elbow
• knee pain
• periarthritis of the shoulder
• sprains
• facial pain (including craniomandibular disorders)
• headache
•
dental pain
• tempromandibular (TMJ) dysfunction
• rheumatoid
arthritis
• induction of labor
• correction of malposition of fetus
(breech presentation)
• morning sickness
• nausea and vomiting
• postoperative pain
• stroke
• essential
hypertension
• primary hypotension
• renal colic
•
leucopenia
• adverse reactions to radiation or chemotherapy
• allergic
rhinitis, including hay fever
• biliary colic
• depression (including
depressive neurosis and depression following stroke)
• acute bacillary dysentery
•
primary dysmenorrheal
• acute epigastralgia
• peptic ulcer
• acute and chronic gastritis
This list is a bit dated and awaits an update from recent
clinical trials, so don’t be discouraged if you don’t see your condition. This was the only medical practice in
China for thousands of years making it the world’s oldest and most complete form of medicine, which means that there
is a treatment for almost everything. It works well as a stand-alone treatment, as well as in accompaniment with western medication
and therapy. Often, at Balance Point Acupuncture, nutritional therapy (link to nutrition) and detoxification (link to detox)
are incorporated into your wellness plan in order to bring the most benefits to your whole health and leave you feeling at
your best.
I have been trained to address all diseases through the framework of the yin-yang, the five elements,
heat-cold, and interior-exterior. Through these 8 diagnostic methods, all diseases can be classified and treated effectively.
That said, I really enjoy helping people with emotional disorders such as depression, anxiety and stress. I also have good
success in treating women’s disorders such as symptoms associated with PMS, irregular cycles and infertility. Pain and
allergies are also something that I enjoy helping people through.
