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Traditional Chinese medicine was the dominant healthcare system for a large portion of the world population for thousands of years. There are treatment protocols for virtually all health conditions within the system. Although the current increase in interest in traditional Chinese medicine is driving an expanding amount of proposed research, the number of completed U.S. scientific studies is limited, as this research is not profitable to the established healthcare industry. The efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine is proven through its thousands of years of unbroken clinical useage.
Recent reviews of scientific literature have led to consensus statements by both the National Institute for Health (NIH) and the World Health Organizations (WHO) for conditions which respond favorably to acupuncture therapy. Patients who struggle with these health issues are encouraged to call to discuss treatment options.
The NIH consensus statement in November 1997 listed the following ailments as responding well to acupuncture treatment:
The following is a list of some of the more common conditions treatable by Chinese Medicine & Acupuncture, as outlined by the World Health Organization:
- Upper Respiratory Tract
- Acute sinusitis
- Acute rhinitis
- Common Cold
- Acute tonsillitis
- Respiratory System
- Acute bronchitis
- Bronchial asthma (most effective in children and in patients without complicating diseases)
- Disorders of the Eye
- Acute conjunctivitis
- Central retinitis
- Myopia (in children)
- Cataract (without complications)
- Disorders of the Mouth
- Toothache, post-extraction pain
- Gingivitis
- Acute and chronic pharyngitis
- Gastro-intestinal Disorders
- Spasms of esophagus 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 Musculo-skeletal Disorders
- Headache and 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
For more information, see the World Health Organization website.
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