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Research: Pain, Disease Processes, Sub-Health Conditions
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The therapeutic use of traditional Acupuncture began in China about 2500
years ago. By the 16th Century acupuncture made its way into Europe and within the past four decades, acupuncture has become
a valued and reliable form of health care worldwide. In the U.S, Acupuncture has moved from being considered "fringe"
medicine in the 1970's toward mainstream medicine more recently. A 1997 NIH statement offers the following perspective; "There is sufficient evidence of acupuncture's
value to expand its use into conventional medicine and to encourage further studies into its physiology and clinical value". Patients
and Western Health Practitioners alike are beginning to trust and understand how Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine will benefit
them; Acupuncture simply operates within a different paradigm to Western Medicine yet its foundation is fundamentally
clinical efficacy and empiricism, the very same hallmarks of western medical
science.
The following is a list composed by
the World Health Organization of Indications for which
acupuncture has been proved, through Clinical trials, to be Effective; *Updated: Includes the list of
Conditions presented to the US FDA in 1994 "Acupuncture Efficacy" (Peer-reviewed literature)
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Pain
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Facial area, Head (ache), Knee,
Low back, Neck, Dental, TMJ, Periarthritits of the Shoulder, Postoperative, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Sciatica, Tennis
Elbow, Sprain, Cervicobrachial syndrome, Myofascial, Osteoarthritis (pain), RSD, Fibromyalgia
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G.I.
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Peptic Ulcer, Acute and Chronic Gastritis, Gastro-Esophageal spasm, Dysentery,
Biliary Colic, Hiccough, Acute and Chronic Duodenal ulcer (pain), Gastric Hyperacidity, Acute and Chronic Colitis, Constipation,
Diarrhea
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Allergic Rhinitis, Adverse Reaction to Chemotherapy or Radiation, Depression, Leukopenia, Morning Sickness,
Nausea/Vomiting, Renal Colic, Acute Tonsilitis, Acute Sinusitis, Acute Bronchitis, Common Cold, Cataract, Gingivitis, Trigeminal
Neuralgia, (early) Facial Palsy, Peripheral Neuropathies, Paresis following Stroke, Intercostal Neuralgia, Substance Dependence,
Bladder Instabilities
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Cerebrovascular Stroke, Hypertension, Hypotension |
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OB/Gyn.
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Dysmenorrhea, Induction of Labor, Correction of Malposition of fetus (Breech)
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The following is the W.H.O list of indications for which
'a therapeutic effect of Acupuncture' has been shown;
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Pain:
•Abdominal,Cancer-Related, Ear, Radicular, Spinal (Cervical
- Thoracic- Lumbar )
Neurological:
•Bell's
Palsy, Facial Spasm, Fibro-myalgia, Meuralgia, RSD, Dementia, Raynaud's Syndrome
General:
•Alcohol , Drug, Tobacco Dependence, Stress Syndrome, Diabetes (NID) Obesity, Insomnia, Osteoarthritis,
Post-operative, Convalescence, TMJD, Schizophrenia, Tourette syndrome, Asthma, Male Sexual Dysfunction, Retention
of Urine, Prostatitis, Urolithiasis
Dermatological:
•Acne Vulgaris, Pruritis, Neurodermatitis
Ear, Nose,Throat:
•Eye Pain, Nose Bleeds, Herpes Zoster, Menières
G.I. :
•Ulcerative Colitis, Cholecystitis, Cholelithiasis
OB-Gyn:
•Female
Infertility, PMS, recurrent UTI, PCOS, Labor pain, Urethral Syndrome *See Women's Health page
_______________________________ Pain Conditions which the British Medical Acupuncture Society and the Acupuncture Association of Chartered
Physiotherapists (UK) list "as suitable for Acupuncture treatment"; Muskulo-skeletal pain
, Back pain, Shoulder pain, Leg pain, Chronic Muscle Strain, Sports
Injury, Arthritic & Rheumatic pain, Acute Injury, Whiplash, Chronic Injuries,
Joint pain, Headache,
Migraine. _______________________________
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