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Conditions Commonly Treated By Acupuncture |
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The World Health Organization compiled a provisional list of the diseases that lend themselves to acupuncture treatment (Bannerman, 1979). The list is based mainly on clinical experience, and not always on controlled clinical research; also, the inclusion of specific diseases does not indicate the extent of acupuncture's efficacy in treating them.
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Upper Respiratory Tract
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Acute sinusitis
Acute rhinitis
Common cold
Acute tonsillitis |
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Respiratory System
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Acute Bronchitis
Bronchial asthma |
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Disorders of the Eye
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Acute conjunctivitis
Central retinitis
Myopia (in children)
Cataract (without complications) |
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Disorders of the Mouth
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Toothache
Postextraction pain
Gingivitis
Acute and chronic pharyngitis |
| Gastrointestinal Disorders
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Spasms of oesophagus and cardia
Hiccough
Gastroptosis
Acute and chronic gastritis
Gastric hyperacidity
Chronic duodenal ulcer (pain relief)
Acute duodenal ulcer (without complications)
Acute and chronic colitis
Acute bacillary dysentery
Constipation
Diarrhea
Paralytic ileus |
| Neurological and Musculoskeletal Disorders
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Headache
Migraine
Trigeminal neuralgia
Facial palsy (early stage, i.e., within three to six months)
Pareses following a stroke
Peripheral neuropathies
Sequelae of poliomyelitis (early stage, i.e., within six months)
Meniere's disease
Neurogenic bladder dysfunction
Nocturnal enuresis
Intercostal neuralgia
Cervicobrachial syndrome
"Frozen shoulder"
"Tennis elbow"
Sciatica
Low back pain
Osteoarthritis |
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