When is Acupuncture Indicated?

For traditional Chinese medicine, a symptom translates to a failing of the movement of Qi (energy). Since acupuncture is a therapy that aims to mobilize Qi, acupuncture effectively treats functional abnormalities, ie, dysfunction not associated with irreversible organ damage. Reestablishing altered movement, function is restored and the pain disappears.

Since emotions are movements of Qi, acupuncture is useful in liberating feelings, and releasing psychic tension. It is not, however, indicated for severe psychosis.

As for organic illnesses or injuries, acupuncture can provide relief only to optimize the performance of the portion uninjured parts of the body, but is not indicated as a primary treatment.

Conditions treated or relieved by acupuncture:

ALLERGOLOGY: asthma (child or adult), allergic rhinitis

 

CARDIOLOGY: palpitations, functional precoridal pain, cardiac insufficiency

 

DERMATOLOGY: hyperhidrosis, neurodermatitis, body odor, itchy skin, hives

 

ENDOCRINOLOGY: stunting, hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism

 

DENTISTRY: oral thrush, gingivitis, halitosis

 

GASTROENTEROLOGY: anorexia, dyspepsia, epigastric pain, belching, nausea – Vomiting, acute and chronic diarrhea, bloating, intestinal spasms, constipation, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, anal fissures, hemorrhoids, anal itching

 

GYNECOLOGY: fibrocystic mastopathy, premenstrual syndrome, dysmenorrhea, menopausal syndrome, amenorrhea, menstrual abnormalities (short – irregular – long), ovarian cysts, endometriosis, functional sterility, cervicitis, inflammation of external genitalia

 

GENERAL MEDICINE: asthenia, orthostatic dizziness, facial edema, reoccurring colds, Influenza (prevention and early treatment), reoccurring genitourinary, infections, numbness, spasms, tics, contractures, body weight

 

NEPHROLOGY: renal colic, muscle pain in dialysis patients

 

NEUMOLOGY: asthma, chronic cough, respiratory tract infections

 

NEUROLOGY: migraine, facial paralysis, neuralgia, tremors, polyneuritis

 

OPHTHALMOLOGY: conjunctivitis (acute and repeat), dry eyes

 

ENT: aphonia, reoccurring epistaxis, pharyngitis, sinusitis, dizziness

 

PSYCHOLOGY – PSYCHIATRY: anxiety, stress, irritability, insomnia, panic attacks, depression

 

RHEUMATOLOGY: cervicalgia, hip pain, backache, lumbar pain, trocanteritis, sciatica, sacralgia, coccydynia, lateral chondritis, epicondylitis, tendinitis, carpal tunnel syndrome

 

UROLOGY:

reocurring cystitis, enuresis, urinary incontinence, chronic prostatitis, trigonitis, neurogenic bladder

 

VASCULAR SYSTEM:

coldness of extremities, arteriosclerosis obliterans, edema, Raynaud’s disease