Chronic and Acute Pain – Injuries, headaches, neck and back pain, tendonitis, sciatica, carpal tunnel syndrome, fibromyalgia

Neurological Disorders – Post-strok recover, Bell’s Palsy & Trigeminal Neuralgia, movement disorders

Upper Respiratory Disorders – Asthma, allergies, bronchitis, sinusitis, sore throat, laryngitis, colds and flu.

Digestive Disorders – Irritable bowel, colitis, constipation, diarrhea, gastritis, heartburn, food allergies, ulcers

Urinary and Reproductive Disorders – Cystitis, menstrual cramps, irregular or heavy periods, infertility, menopausal symptoms.

Immune Function – Recurrent infections, supportive treatment fo cancer and AIDS patients.

Addictions – Addictions to nicotine, alcohol and drugs.

Eye and Ear Disorders – Tinnitus, Meniere’s disease.

Depression, Anxiety & Insomnia

Other Conditions – Contact a Licensed Acupuncturist in your area (Acupuncture Directory) to find out about other conditions that can be treated with Oriental Medicine.

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Another German study (Die Beeinflussbarkeit der Samenqualitat durch Akupunktur bei subfertilen Mannern by Fischl. F. et. al) reports improvement in sperm motility, concentration and count after ten acupuncture treatments.

1. People who received acupuncture detoxification treatment were twice as likely to continue in rehabilitation therapy than people who did not receive acupuncture treatment.

2. Recidivism of alcohol and drug addicts decreased from 20-25% to 5% for patients receiving acupuncture.

Both groups showed a significant reduction in frequency or duration of attacks, with no significant difference between the two groups. The metoprolol group showed a greater reduction in severity of attacks while the acupuncture group reported fewer side-effects.

It should be noted, however, that 1. the acupuncture group all received the same treatment (i.e. there was no selection of points according to differentiation of pattern), and 2. that the metoprolol group received ’sham’ acupuncture, which has been shown in other studies (see ‘Acupuncture in Pulmonary Disease, NEWS, May 1995) to have a significant subjective and objective effect.

In the debut issue of the US published Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, Dr. Kim Jobst of Oxford University has evaluated 16 papers on the use of acupuncture in pulmonary disease.

Acupuncture had been found to be effective in 4 of 8 double-blind studies, 3 of 5 single-blind studies, and 3 of 3 unblinded studies, with an overall effective rate of 62.5%. However, Dr. Jobst re-evaluated those studies where the effectiveness of specifically selected acupuncture points were judged against selection of ’sham’ acupuncture points.

‘Sham’ points can be of two kinds – sham true points and sham nonpoints. He found that a) sham nonpoints, i.e. sites that did not correlate to any existing acupuncture point, nevertheless had significant subjective and objective effects on pulmonary diseases, and that b) the sham true points selected for control in other studies were in fact points that, according to TCM, did have effect in some respiratory diseases. By assessing the effectiveness of any kind of needling in the 16 studies (whether true points, sham true points or sham nonpoints were used), the overall effective rate rose to 81%. In 10 of the 11 (91%) studies which evaluated it, it was found that medication could be significantly reduced by acupuncture.

Dr. Jobst concludes that acupuncture is a safe and effective treatment for patients with bronchial asthma and chronic obstructive lung disease.

Chinese herbal formulas typically consist of at least two to several herbs carefully chosen to enhance and balance one another while targeting both the symptoms and the underlying cause of your condition.

Although acupuncture was the first Chinese modality to gain wide acceptance in the West, Chinese herbal medicine is quickly establishing itself as one of the most popular and effective alternative therapies in the West.