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 Benefits of Acupuncture
Acupuncture
is often effective with a wide range of complaints, including chronic
fatigue, depression, back pain, joint pain, infertility, asthma,
addictions, and stress. Acupuncture is also helpful for many chronic
illnesses and health concerns that have no clear origin or cause.
Patients committed to a healthy lifestyle who receive ongoing
acupuncture treatment for maintenance and health promotion often
experience: -
Being sick less often and recovering more quickly
from illness.
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Improvement of vitality and stamina.
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Being able to take care of their own health.
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Relationships with others deepening and becoming more harmonious.
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Reductions in long term health care costs.
The World Health Organization recognizes the
ability of acupuncture and traditional Oriental medicine to treat over
43 common disorders including:
- Gastrointestinal Disorders, such as food allergies, peptic ulcer,
chronic diarrhea, constipation, indigestion, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS),
gastrointestinal weakness, and gastritis.
- Uro-genital Disorders, including stress incontinence, urinary
tract infections, and sexual dysfunction.
- Gynecological Disorders, such as irregular, heavy, or painful
menstruation, infertility in women and men, menopausal and pre-menstrual
syndromes.
- Respiratory Disorders, such as emphysema, sinusitis, asthma,
allergies and bronchitis.
- Disorders of the Bones, Muscles, Joints and Nervous System,such
as arthritis, migraine headaches, neuralgia, dizziness, carpal tunnel
syndrome, back pain, neck and shoulder pain, fibromyalgia and other
pains.
- Circulatory Disorders, such as hypertension, angina pectoris,
arteriosclerosis and anemia.
- Emotional and Psychological Disorders, including depression,
anxiety, eating disorders, insomnia and other psycho-somatic disorders.
- Addictions, such as alcohol, nicotine and drugs. Addictive
behavior towards sex, food, gambling.
- Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders
*Note: Acupuncture is often effective therapy for other chronic and
painful debilitating disorders which have no clear explanation or
origin.
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