CONDITIONS TREATED

Acupuncture is an effective treatment for a wide range health challenges — either by itself or in conjunction with conventional medical treatment.  In 2004, The World Health Organization published a report on diseases, symptoms or conditions for which acupuncture has been proved - through controlled trials--to be an effective treatment in which over 100 indications were discussed.  Below is a list of medical conditions commonly treated with acupuncture.

women's health

  • Painful or irregular menses
  • PMS
  • Peri-menopausal symptoms
  • Adolescent mood swings
  • Fibroids
  • Endometriosis
  • PCOS
  • Hot flashes
  • Dryness
  • Leukorrhea

INFERTILITY

  • Male and female

PREGNANCY

  • Pre-and post-partum care
  • Labor induction
  • Fetal malposition

pain management

  • Back pain
  • Carpal tunnel
  • Chronic pain
  • Dental pain/TMJ
  • Facial pain and spasm
  • Fibromyalgia and fascitis
  • Headaches and migraines
  • Knee pain
  • Neck pain and stiffness
  • Postoperative pain
  • Shoulder pain
  • Sciatica
  • Sprains
  • Sports injuries
  • Tennis elbow
  • Arthritis
  • Neuralgia
  • Bursitis
  • Tendonitis
  • Stiff Neck
  • Headaches and Migraines
  • Muscle Spasms

GASTROINTESTINAL

  • Abdominal bloating
  • Gas
  • GERD
  • Peptic ulcer
  • Colitis
  • Diarrhea
  • Chronic constipation
  • Irritable bowel syndrome
  • Hemorrhoids

NEUROLOGICAL

  • Neuralgia
  • Stroke residual symptoms
  • Parkinson’s disease
  • MS
  • Stroke
  • Cerebral Palsy
  • Shingles
  • Migraines
  • Trigeminal Neuralgia
  • Bell’s Palsy

ACUPUNCTURE ALSO TREATS

  • Chemotherapy/Radiation Side Effects
  • Diabetes
  • Dermatological Disorders

chronic stress

  • Brain fog
  • Feeling “tired but wired”
  • Exhaustion
  • Insomnia
  • Weakened immune response
  • Weight gain

EMOTIONAL/PSYCHOLOGICAL

  • Depression
  • Lack of energy
  • Anxiety
  • Mood swings
  • Anger and irritability
  • Insomnia
  • PTSD
  • Shock or trauma recovery

IMMUNE SYSTEM

  • Lupus
  • Rheumatoid arthritis
  • Candida
  • Chronic fatigue

RESPIRATORY

  • Allergies
  • Asthma
  • Sinusitis
  • Colds and Flus
  • Sore throat
  • Bronchitis

EYES AND EARS

  • Earache
  • Tinnitus
  • Dizziness
  • Poor eyesight

ADDICTION

  • Smoking cessation
  • Alcohol, prescription and other drugs

GENITOURINARY

  • Bladder infection
  • Urinary incontinence
  • Kidney stones
  • Sexual dysfunction

CARDIOVASCULAR

  • High blood pressure
  • Palpitations
  • Arteriosclerosis
  • Poor circulation

GASTROINTESTINAL

  • GERD
  • Ulcers
  • Colitis
  • Diarrhea
  • Chronic constipation
  • Irritable bowel syndrome
  • Abdominal bloating
  • Hemorrhoids